Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 5000 metres

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The Men's 800m athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange from September 8 to September 16, 2016. One event was contested over this distance for 19 different classifications.

Schedule[]

R Round 1 ½ Semifinals F Final
Event↓/Date → Thu 8 Fri 9 Sat 10 Sun 11 Mon 12 Tue 13 Wed 14 Thu 15 Fri 16 Sat 17
T11 5000m F
T13 5000m F
T54 5000m R F

Medal summary[]

Classification Gold Silver Bronze
T11[1]
details 		Samwel Mushai Kimani
guide:
 Kenya		 15:16.11 PB Odair Santos
guide:
 Brazil		 15:17.55 Wilson Bii
guide:
 Kenya		 15:22.96 PB
T13[2]
details 		Henry Kirwa (T12)
 Kenya		 14:17.32 El Amin Chentouf (T12)
 Morocco		 14.21.04 Bilel Aloui
 Tunisia		 14:33.33
T54[3]
details 		Prawat Wahoram
 Thailand		 11:01.71 Marcel Hug
 Switzerland		 11.02.04 Kurt Fearnley
 Australia		 11:02.37

Results[]

The following were the results of the finals of each of the Men's 5000 metres events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event are available on that event's dedicated page.

T11[]

Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 5000 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.

The Men's 5000 metres T11 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Rio Olympic Stadium on 8 September.[4]

The event was undertaken as a single final for all competitors, using guides. It was the first medal awarded at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, and was won by Kenya's Samwel Mushai Kimani, holding off the host's world champion Odair Santos, who took silver ahead of Kenyan Wilson Bii.[5]

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Samwel Mushai Kimani
Guide: 		 Kenya 15:16.11 PB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Odair Santos
Guide: 		 Brazil 15:17.55
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wilson Bii
Guide: 		 Kenya 15:22.96 PB
4 Hasan Huseyin Kacar
Guide: 		 Turkey 15:49.52 PB
5 Zhang Zhen
Guide: 		 China 15:53.47
6 Shinya Wada
Guide: 		 Japan 16:02.97
7
Guide: 		 Ecuador 16:25.38
8 Nuno Alves
Guide: 		 Portugal 17:03.64
9
Guide: 		 Kenya DQ
- Cristian Valenzuela
Guide: 		 Chile DNS -

T13[]

Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 5000 metres T13

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.

10:00 15 September 2016:[6]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 1763 Henry Kirwa  Kenya 14:17.32
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 1850 El Amin Chentouf  Morocco 14:21.04
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10 2270 Bilel Aloui  Tunisia 14:33.33
4 7 1211 Guillaume Ouellet  Canada 14:54.07
5 9 1147 Yeltsin Jacques  Brazil 15:02.13
6 6 1849 Youssef Benibrahim  Morocco 15:06.63
7 11 1047 Jaryd Clifford  Australia 15:06.64
8 1 2349  United States 15:15.86
9 12 2276  Tunisia 15:15.90
10 4 2038  Poland 15:36.04
2 1135  Brazil DSQ
5 1423 Gustavo Nieves  Spain DSQ

T54[]

Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 5000 metres T54

The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.

10:15 11 September 2016:[7]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 2236 Prawat Wahoram  Thailand 11:01.71
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 2179 Marcel Hug  Switzerland 11:02.04
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8 1051 Kurt Fearnley  Australia 11:02.37
4 10 1731  Japan 11:02.54
5 1 2352 Joshua George  United States 11:02.64
6 7 2234 Rawat Tana  Thailand 11:02.72
7 5 2235  Thailand 11:02.80
8 4 1536 Alhassane Balde  Germany 11:03.00
9 2 1777 Suk Man Hong  South Korea 11:03.78
10 9 1203 Josh Cassidy  Canada 11:09.42

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. DQ = disqualified RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DNF = Did not finish. DNS = Did not start.

References[]

  1. ^ "Event Overview - Men's 5000m - T11". paralympic.org. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Event Overview - Men's 5000m - T13". paralympic.org. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Event Overview - Men's 5000m - T54". paralympic.org. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
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  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2016-09-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Men's 5000m - T13 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Men's 5000m - T54 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
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