Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres

The Men's 1500m athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo National Stadium from August 28 to September 4, 2021. A total of 7 events were contested over this distance.

Schedule edit

R Round 1 ½ Semifinals F Final
Date[1] Sat 28 Sun 29 Mon 30 Tue 31 Wed 1 Thu 2 Fri 3 Sat 4
Event M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E
T11 1500m R F
T13 1500m R F
T20 1500m F
T38 1500m R F
T46 1500m F
T52 1500m R F
T54 1500m R F

Medal summary edit

The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 1500 metres events.

Classification Gold Silver Bronze
T11
details
  Brazil
Yeltsin Jacques
guide: Carlos dos Santos
3:57.60 WR   Japan
Shinya Wada
guide: Takumi Hasebe
4:05.27 AR Fedor Rudakov
  RPC
4:05.55
T13
details
Anton Kuliatin
  RPC
3:54.04 Rouay Jebabli
  Tunisia
3:54.55 Jaryd Clifford
  Australia
3:54.69
T20
details
Owen Miller
  Great Britain
3:54.57 Alexandr Rabotnitskii
  RPC
3:55.78 Ndiaga Dieng
  Italy
3:57.24
T38
details
Nathan Riech
  Canada
3:58.92 GR Abdelkrim Krai
  Algeria
4:03.07 AR Deon Kenzie
  Australia
4:03.76
T46
details
Aleksandr Iaremchuk
  RPC
3:52.08 Hristiyan Stoyanov
  Bulgaria
3:52.63 David Emong
  Uganda
3:53.51
T52
details
Tomoki Sato
  Japan
3:29.13 GR Raymond Martin
  United States
3:29.72 AR Hirokazu Ueyonabaru
  Japan
3:44.17
T54
details
Marcel Hug
  Switzerland
2:49.55 WR Prawat Wahoram
  Thailand
2:50.20 AR Putharet Khongrak
  Thailand
2:50.68

Results edit

The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Men's 1500 metres events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page.

T11 edit

The T11 category is for athletes with a visual impairment. A T11 athlete may be entirely without sight, or be able to perceive light, but have no ability to see the shape of a hand at any distance. T11 athletes commonly run with guides.

The final in this classification took place on 31 August, at 9:38:[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Yeltsin Jacques   Brazil 3:57.60 WR
  Shinya Wada   Japan 4:05.27 AR
  Fedor Rudakov   RPC 4:05.55 PB
4 Kenya Karasawa   Japan 4:08.84 SB
5 Darwin Castro   Ecuador 4:10.24 PB
6 Erick Kiptoo Sang   Kenya 4:21.53
7 Cristian Valenzuela   Chile 4:30.04

T13 edit

The T13 category is for athletes with a moderate visual impairment. Athletes in this category have a variety of visual impairments, but can typically recognize contours from a distance of 2 to 6 metres. Athletes in this category do not typically require a guide.

The final in this classification took place on 31 August 2021, at 9:48:[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Anton Kuliatin   RPC 3:54.04
  Rouay Jebabli   Tunisia 3:54.55 PB
  Jaryd Clifford   Australia 3:54.69
4 Aleksandr Kostin   RPC 3:55.57
5 Egor Sharov   RPC 3:56.36
6 Yassine Ouhdadi El Ataby   Spain 3:56.73
7 Tamiru Demisse   Ethiopia 3:59.08
8 Abdellatif Baka   Algeria 3:59.56 SB
9 Achraf Lahouel   Tunisia 3:59.99 SB
10 Joel Gomez   United States 4:02.41
11 Sam Harding   Australia 4:05.13

T20 edit

The T20 category is for athletes with intellectual impairment. T20 athletes have an IQ score of 75 or less.

The final in this classification took place on 3 September 2021, at 10:13:[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Owen Miller   Great Britain 3:54.57
  Alexandr Rabotnitskii   RPC 3:55.78
  Ndiaga Dieng   Italy 3:57.24
4 Michael Brannigan   United States 3:58.43 SB
5 Daiki Akai   Japan 3:58.78
6 Pavel Sarkeev   RPC 4:00.43
7 Daniel Pek   Poland 4:01.00 SB
8 Yuki Iwata   Japan 4:01.72
9 Yuji Togawa   Japan 4:03.62
10 Carmelo Rivera Fuentes   Puerto Rico 4:03.68 PB
11 Cristiano Pereira   Portugal 4:05.10
12 Sandro Patricio Correia Baessa   Portugal 4:05.50
13 Pavlo Voluikevych   Ukraine 4:05.75
14 Gaël Geffroy   France 4:15.52

T38 edit

The T38 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. T38 athletes have the mildest form of impairment caused by cerebral palsy, often in only one limb, and not affecting the ability to run, walk or jump freely, although impairing performance. T38 athletes may suffer minor co-ordination difficulties.

The final in this classification took place on 4 September 2021, at 19:15:[5]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Nathan Riech   Canada 3:58.92 GR
  Abdelkrim Krai   Algeria 4:03.07 AR
  Deon Kenzie   Australia 4:03.76
4 Redouane Hennouni-Bouzidi   France 4:05.95
5 Liam Stanley   Canada 4:06.95 PB
6 Daniel Bounty   Australia 4:12.95
7 Louis Radius   France 4:17.19
8 Michael McKillop   Ireland 4:27.69
9 Carlos Alberto Castillo   Nicaragua 4:54.91 SB

T46 edit

The T46 category is for athletes who have a single above or below elbow amputation or similar disability, with normal function in both legs.

The final in this classification took place on 28 August 2021, at 10:28:[6]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
  Aleksandr Iaremchuk   RPC 3:52.08
  Hristiyan Stoyanov   Bulgaria 3:52.63
  David Emong   Uganda 3:53.51 PB
4 Samir Nouioua   Algeria 3:55.56 SB
5 Gemechu Amenu Dinsa   Ethiopia 3:56.04 PB
6 Felix Kipruto   Kenya 3:59.98 PB
7 Christian Lykkeby Olsen   Denmark 4:00.16 PB
8 Hermas Muvunyi   Rwanda 4:00.46 PB
9 Luke Nuttall   Great Britain 4:02.65
10 Remy Nikobimeze   Burundi 4:05.44 SB
11 Manuel Ernestro Jaime   Angola 4:09.79 SB
12 Li Chaoyan   China 4:11.63 SB

T52 edit

The T52 category is for wheelchair athletes with damage to spinal cord in the higher parts of the back, substantially impaired or no trunk function, and minimal or no leg function. Pushing power comes from elbow extensions, and appears close to normal except for use of modified gloves to compensate for grip.

The final in this classification took place on 29 August 2021, at 20:42:[7]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
  Tomoki Sato   Japan 3:29.13 GR
  Raymond Martin   United States 3:29.72 AR
  Hirokazu Ueyonabaru   Japan 3:44.17 PB
4 Thomas Geierspichler   Austria 3:54.77 SB
5 Leonardo De Jesus Perez Juarez   Mexico 3:54.82 SB
6 Jerrold Mangliwan   Philippines 3:58.24 PB
7 Isaiah Rigo   United States 3:59.42

T54 edit

The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.

The final in this classification took place on 31 August 2021, at 11:46:[8]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
  Marcel Hug   Switzerland 2:49.55 WR
  Prawat Wahoram   Thailand 2:50.20 AR
  Putharet Khongrak   Thailand 2:50.68 PB
4 Zhang Yong   China 2:50.78 PB
5 Daniel Romanchuk   United States 2:50.86 AR
6 Daniel Sidbury   Great Britain 2:51.11 PB
7 Julien Casoli   France 2:51.69 PB
8 Zhang Ying   China 2:53.26 PB
9 Tomoki Suzuki   Japan 2:53.60 PB
10 David Weir   Great Britain 2:53.84 PB

References edit

  1. ^ "Athletics Competition Schedule". Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. ^ "T11 final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. ^ "T13 final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  4. ^ "T20 final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. ^ "T38 final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  6. ^ "T46 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  7. ^ "T52 final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  8. ^ "T54 final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.