Men's 5000m races for blind & visually impaired athletes at the 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in the Athens Olympic Stadium on 23 & 24 September.[1] Events were held in three disability classes, each class running a single race.
T11 edit
| Men's 5,000m T11 at the XII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Athens Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 24 September 2004 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 15:11.07 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The T11 event was won by Henry Wanyoike, representing 
Kenya.[2]
Final Round edit
24 Sept. 2004, 20:20
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Henry Wanyoike (KEN) |
15:11.07 | WR |
 |
 Mustapha El Aouzari (MAR) |
15:33.42 | |
 |
Frangs T. Karanja (KEN) |
16:05.38 | |
| 4 |  Omar Benchiheb (ALG) |
16:19.17 | |
| 5 |  Nuno Alves (POR) |
16:19.68 | |
| 6 |  Robert Matthews MBE (GBR) |
16:20.51 | |
| 7 | Paulo de Almeida Coelho (POR) |
16:38.45 | |
| 8 | Ricardo Vale (POR) |
16:42.72 | |
| 9 |  Nicolas Ledesma (MEX) |
16:44.37 | |
 Zhang Zhen (CHN) |
DNF | ||
 Yuichi Takahashi (JPN) |
DNF |
T12 edit
| Men's 5,000m T12 at the XII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Athens Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 24 September 2004 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 14:54.08 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The T12 event was won by Maher Bouallegue, representing 
Tunisia.[3]
Final Round edit
24 Sept. 2004, 21:05
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| |
Maher Bouallegue (TUN) |
14:54.08 | PR |
| |
 Odair Santos (BRA) |
15:00.80 | |
| |
Emanuel Asinikal (KEN) |
15:09.67 | |
| 4 | Noel Thatcher MBE (GBR) |
15:16.59 | |
| 5 |  Abel Avila (ESP) |
15:16.70 | |
| 6 |  Diosmani Gonzalez (CUB) |
15:22.54 | |
| 7 | Moisés Beristáin (MEX) |
15:41.72 | |
| 8 | Luis Enrique Herrera (MEX) |
15:47.69 | |
| 9 |  Vedran Lozanov (CRO) |
16:01.38 | |
| 10 | Qi Shun (CHN) |
16:13.85 | |
| 11 |  Daniel Vasquez (CHI) |
18:01.58 | |
| Abdeljalil El Atifi (MAR) |
DNF |
T13 edit
| Men's 5,000m T13 at the XII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Athens Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 23 September 2004 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 15:21.25 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The T13 event was won by Joseph L. Ngorialuk, representing Kenya.[4]
Final Round edit
23 Sept. 2004, 20:10
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| |
Joseph L. Ngorialuk (KEN) |
15:21.25 | |
| |
 Said Gomez (PAN) |
15:23.90 | |
| |
Yunieski Abreu (CUB) |
15:30.59 | |
| 4 |  Kestutis Bartkenas (LTU) |
15:47.46 | |
| 5 |  Max Bergmann (GER) |
16:04.99 | |
| 6 | Daniel Ramirez (MEX) |
16:13.19 | |
| 7 | German Nava (MEX) |
16:31.64 | |
| 8 |  Cesar A. Lopez (GUA) |
17:41.09 | |
 Nicolai Ciumac (MDA) |
DNF | ||
 Zeinolla Seitov (KAZ) |
DNS | ||
| Linas Balsys (LTU) |
DNS | ||
| Igor Lisnic (MDA) |
DNS |
References edit
- ^ "2004 Summer Paralympics - Schedule - Athletics". Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 October 2004. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "Men's 5,000m T11". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ^ "Men's 5,000m T12". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ^ "Men's 5,000m T13". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.