Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 1500 metres T11

The women's 1500 metres T11 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place between 29 and 30 August 2021.

Women's 1500 metres T11 at the XVI Paralympic Games
Venue	Tokyo National Stadium
Dates	29–30 August 2021
Competitors	11 from 9 nations
Medalists
Mónica Olivia Rodríguez  Mexico Louzanne Coetzee  South Africa Nancy Chelangat Koech  Kenya

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.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:

World Record	Zheng Jin (CHN)	4:38.92	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	17 September 2016
Paralympic Record	Zheng Jin (CHN)	4:38.92	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	17 September 2016

Area	Time	Athlete	Nation
Africa	4:42.12	Nancy Chelangat Koech	Kenya
America	4:47.98	Maritza Arango Buitrago	Colombia
Asia	4:38.92 WR	Zheng Jin	China
Europe	4:48.88	Annalisa Minetti	Italy
Oceania	Vacant

Results

Heats

Heat 1 took place on 29 August 2021, at 9:39:

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Mónica Olivia Rodríguez	Mexico	4:47.27	Q, AR
2	He Shanshan	China	4:52.40	Q, PB
3	Mary Waithera Njoroge	Kenya	4:52.54	PB
4	Havva Elmalı	Turkey	5:38.98
5	Margarita Faundez	Chile	5:46.50	SB

Heat 2 took place on 29 August 2021, at 9:50:

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Louzanne Coetzee	South Africa	4:49.24	Q, PB
2	Susana Rodríguez	Spain	4:51.38	Q, PB
3	Joanna Mazur	Poland	4:51.67	q, SB
4	Nancy Chelangat Koech	Kenya	4:51.68	q, SB
5	Diana Coraza	Mexico	5:38.83
	Arlen Hidalgo	Nicaragua	DNS	WPA 6.15

Final

The final took place on 30 August 2021, at 9:38:

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Mónica Olivia Rodríguez	Mexico	4:37.40	WR
	Louzanne Coetzee	South Africa	4:40.96	AR
	Nancy Chelangat Koech	Kenya	4:45.58	SB
4	Joanna Mazur	Poland	4:48.74	AR
5	Susana Rodríguez	Spain	4:52.67
6	He Shanshan	China	4:52.72