Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T13

The Men's 1500 metres T13 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 2 to 4 September.[1]

Men's 1500 metres T13
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates2 to 4 September
Competitors22 from 14 nations
Winning time3:48.31
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Abderrahim Zhiou  Tunisia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) David Korir  Kenya
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) David Devine  Great Britain
Athletics at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
Classification
T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired
T/F20: Intellectual disability
T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy
F40: Les Autres
T/F42–46: Amputees
T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability
Men T/F11–13
Track
100 m   T11   T12   T13
200 m T11 T12 T13
400 m T11 T12 T13
800 m T12 T13
1500 m T11 T13
5000 m T11 T12
4×100 m relay T11–13
Road
Marathon T12
Field
Long jump F11 F13
Triple jump F11 F12
Shot put F11–12
Discus throw F11
Javelin throw F12–13
Women T/F11–13
Track
100 m   T11   T12   T13
200 m T11 T12
400 m T12 T13
1500 m T12
Field
Long jump F11–12 F13
Shot put F11–12
Discus throw F11–12
Javelin throw F12–13

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

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Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:

World record (T12)   Abel Ávila (ESP) 3:50.18 10 June 2006 Barcelona, Spain
Paralympic record (T12)   Maher Bouallegue (TUN) 3:51.09 21 September 2004 Athens, Greece
World record (T13)   Tim Prendergast (NZL) 3:51.82 16 July 2006 Ghent, Belgium
Paralympic record (T13) 3:56.03 21 September 2004 Athens, Greece
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic record (T13)   Alexey Akhtyamov (RUS) 3:55.46 2 September 2012
Paralympic record (T13)   David Korir (KEN) 3:52.96 2 September 2012
World record (T12)   Abderrahim Zhiou (TUN) 3:48.31 4 September 2012
World record (T13)   David Korir (KEN) 3:48.84 4 September 2012

Results

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Round 1

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Competed 2 September 2012 from 12:51. Qual. rule: first 4 in each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

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Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
1 El Amin Chentouf   Morocco T12 3:52.77 Q, PB
2 Henry Kirwa   Kenya T12 3:55.35 Q, PB
3 Abderrahim Zhiou   Tunisia T12 3:55.43 Q, PB
4 Alexey Akhtyamov   Russia T13 3:55.46 Q, PR
5 David Devine   Great Britain T12 3:55.95 q, PB
6 Abdellatif Baka   Algeria T13 3:58.72 PB
7 Semih Deniz   Turkey T12 4:01.91 PB
8 Dmitrii Kornilov   Russia T13 4:02.75
9 Juan Carlos Arcos Lira   Mexico T13 4:04.34 PB
10 Abel Ávila   Spain T12 4:17.14
11 Lassam Katongo   Zambia T12 4:27.81 SB

Heat 2

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Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
1 David Korir   Kenya T13 3:52.96 Q, PR
2 Tarik Zalzouli   Morocco T13 3:55.32 Q, PB
3 Lukasz Wietecki   Poland T13 3:55.67 Q, PB
4 Egor Sharov   Russia T12 3:55.70 Q, PB
5 Abdelillah Mame   Morocco T13 3:56.01 q, PB
6 Tim Prendergast   New Zealand T13 3:57.39 q, SB
7 Ignacio Ávila   Spain T12 3:57.69 q, PB
8 Nacer-Eddine Karfas   Algeria T12 4:08.35
9 Lazaro Rashid   Cuba T12 4:10.80 SB
10 Hatem Nasrallah   Tunisia T12 4:13.27
11 Said Gomez   Panama T13 4:33.48 SB

Final

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Competed 4 September 2012 at 19:16.

Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
  Abderrahim Zhiou   Tunisia T12 3:48.31 WR
  David Korir   Kenya T13 3:48.84 WR
  David Devine   Great Britain T12 3:49.79 RR
4 Tarik Zalzouli   Morocco T13 3:52.12 PB
5 Henry Kirwa   Kenya T12 3:53.55 PB
6 Tim Prendergast   New Zealand T13 3:53.60 PB
7 Lukasz Wietecki   Poland T13 3:56.26
8 Alexey Akhtyamov   Russia T13 3:56.29
9 Abdelillah Mame   Morocco T13 3:56.29
10 El Amin Chentouf   Morocco T12 4:00.43
11 Ignacio Ávila   Spain T12 4:04.83
12 Egor Sharov   Russia T12 4:10.83

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.