The men's 1500 metres T13 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place on 31 August 2021.
| Men's 1500 metres T13 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 31 August 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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.
Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]
| World Record |  Abdellatif Baka (ALG) |
3:48.29 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 11 September 2016 |
| Paralympic Record |  Abdellatif Baka (ALG) |
3:48.29 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 11 September 2016 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 3:48.29 WR | Abdellatif Baka | Algeria
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| America | 3:56.76 | Lázaro Rashid Aguilar |  Cuba
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| Asia | 4:03.94 | Fakhriddin Khamraev |  Uzbekistan
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| Europe | 3:49.72 | Egor Sharov |  Russia
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| Oceania | 3:51.82 | Tim Prendergast |  New Zealand
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Results edit
The final took place on 31 August 2021, at 9:48:[2]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Class | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Anton Kuliatin |  RPC |
T12 | 3:54.04 | |
 |
Rouay Jebabli |  Tunisia |
T12 | 3:54.55 | PB |
 |
Jaryd Clifford |  Australia |
T12 | 3:54.69 | |
| 4 | Aleksandr Kostin | RPC |
T12 | 3:55.57 | |
| 5 | Egor Sharov | RPC |
T13 | 3:56.36 | |
| 6 | Yassine Ouhdadi El Ataby |  Spain |
T13 | 3:56.73 | |
| 7 | Tamiru Demisse |  Ethiopia |
T13 | 3:59.08 | |
| 8 | Abdellatif Baka | Algeria |
T13 | 3:59.56 | SB |
| 9 | Achraf Lahouel | Tunisia |
T12 | 3:59.99 | SB |
| 10 | Joel Gomez |  United States |
T13 | 4:02.41 | |
| 11 | Sam Harding | Australia |
T12 | 4:05.13 |
References edit
- ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.