Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T38

The men's 1500 metres T38 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place on 4 September 2021.

Men's 1500 metres T38
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates4 September 2021
Competitors9 from 6 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Nathan Riech  Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Abdelkrim Krai  Algeria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Deon Kenzie  Australia
2016

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.

Records edit

Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]

World Record   Nathan Riech (CAN) 3:47.89 Portland, United States 29 May 2021
Paralympic Record   Abbes Saidi (TUN) 4:13.81 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 10 September 2016
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa 4:04.70 Abdelkrim Krai   Algeria
America 3:47.89 WR Nathan Riech   Canada
Asia 4:48.46 Apisit Taprom   Thailand
Europe 4:04.39 Redouane Hennouni-Bouzidi   France
Oceania 3:58.43 Deon Kenzie   Australia

Results edit

The final took place on 4 September 2021, at 19:15:[2]

Rank Name Nationality Class Time Notes
  Nathan Riech   Canada T38 3:58.92 GR
  Abdelkrim Krai   Algeria T38 4:03.07 AR
  Deon Kenzie   Australia T38 4:03.76
4 Redouane Hennouni-Bouzidi   France T38 4:05.95
5 Liam Stanley   Canada T37 4:06.95 GR
6 Daniel Bounty   Australia T38 4:12.95
7 Louis Radius   France T38 4:17.19
8 Michael McKillop   Ireland T37 4:27.69
9 Carlos Alberto Castillo   Nicaragua T38 4:54.91 SB

References edit

  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.