The Men's 1500 metres T13 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange 11 September.[1] Notably, the top four finishers have all unofficially beaten the winning time of the Men's 1500 metres in the Olympics in the same year in the same venue, which was won by Matthew Centrowitz Jr. with the time of 3:50.00.
| Men's 1500 metres T13 at the XV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Estádio Olímpico João Havelange | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 11 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 3:48.29 | ||||||||||||
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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.
Results edit
T12/13 edit
Competed 11 September 2016 at 23:32.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Abdellatif Baka |  Algeria |
T13 | 3:48.29 | WR |
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Tamiru Demisse |  Ethiopia |
T13 | 3:48.49 | PB |
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Henry Kirwa |  Kenya |
T12 | 3:49.59 | PB |
| 4 | Fouad Baka | Algeria |
T13 | 3:49.84 | PB |
| 5 | Łukasz Wietecki |  Poland |
T13 | 3:54.20 | |
| 6 | Bilel Aloui |  Tunisia |
T13 | 3:54.61 | PB |
| 7 | Jaryd Clifford |  Australia |
T12 | 3:56.67 | |
| 8 | Youssef Benibrahim |  Morocco |
T13 | 3:56.80 | |
| 9 | Guillaume Ouellet |  Canada |
T13 | 3:57.98 | |
| 10 | Chaz Davis |  United States |
T12 | 3:58.28 | |
| 11 | Yeltsin Jacques |  Brazil |
T12 | 3:58.92 | |
| 12 | Julio Cesar Agripino dos Santos | Brazil |
T12 | 4:00.61 | |
| 13 | Abdelillah Mame | Morocco |
T13 | 4:08.93 | |
| 14 | Bilel Hammami | Tunisia |
T13 | DQ |
References edit
- ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.