Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T11

The T11 category is for athletes with a visual impairment. A T11 athlete may be entirely without sight, or be able to perceive light, but have no ability to see the shape of a hand at any distance. T11 athletes commonly run with guides.

Men's 1500 metres T11
at the XV Paralympic Games
VenueEstádio Olímpico João Havelange
Dates11–13 September 2016
Competitors17 from 15 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Samwel Mushai Kimani  Kenya
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Odair Santos  Brazil
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semih Deniz  Turkey

The Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T11 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 11–13 September 2016, at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange.

Heats

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Heat 1

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12:23 11 September 2016:[1]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 6 2288 Semih Deniz   Turkey 4:11.75 Q
2 5 1618 Ankur Dhama   India 4:37.61
3 1 1584 Oscar Raxon Siquiej   Guatemala 4:57.22
3 1645 Hamid Eslami   Iran DSQ
2 2025 Aleksander Kossakowski   Poland DSQ
4 1228 Cristian Valenzuela   Chile DSQ

Heat 2

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12:30 11 September 2016:[1]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 3 1762 Samwel Mushai Kimani   Kenya 4:04.50 Q
2 5 1162 Odair Santos   Brazil 4:05.34 q
3 1 1746 Shinya Wada   Japan 4:16.12 q
4 2 1269 Zhen Zhang   China 4:16.88
5 4 2044 Nuno Alves   Portugal 4:36.32

Heat 3

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12:37 11 September 2016:[1]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 2 1761 Wilson Bii   Kenya 4:13.20 Q
2 1 1206 Jason Joseph Dunkerley   Canada 4:14.99 q
3 5 1396 Darwin Castro   Ecuador 4:21.29
4 3 1994 Luis Sandoval   Peru 4:28.41
6 2289 Hasan Huseyin Kacar   Turkey DSQ
4 2059 Chol Ung Kim   North Korea DSQ

Final

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18:05 13 September 2016:[2]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
  3 1762 Samwel Mushai Kimani   Kenya 4:03.25
  2 1162 Odair Santos   Brazil 4:03.85
  1 2288 Semih Deniz   Turkey 4:05.42
4 5 1761 Wilson Bii   Kenya 4:07.96
5 6 1206 Jason Joseph Dunkerley   Canada 4:07.98
6 4 1746 Shinya Wada   Japan 4:15.62

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c "Men's 1500m - T11 - Heat 1". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Men's 1500m - T11 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.