Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres
The Men's 1500m athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo National Stadium from August 28 to September 4, 2021. A total of 7 events were contested over this distance.
Schedule[]
| R | Round 1 | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Date[1] | Sat 28 | Sun 29 | Mon 30 | Tue 31 | Wed 1 | Thu 2 | Fri 3 | Sat 4 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
| T11 1500m | R | F | ||||||||||||||
| T13 1500m | R | F | ||||||||||||||
| T20 1500m | F | |||||||||||||||
| T38 1500m | R | F | ||||||||||||||
| T46 1500m | F | |||||||||||||||
| T52 1500m | R | F | ||||||||||||||
| T54 1500m | R | F | ||||||||||||||
Medal summary[]
The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 1500 metres events.
| Classification | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T11 |
 BrazilYeltsin Jacques guide: |
3:57.60 WR |  JapanShinya Wada guide: |
4:05.27 AR | Fedor Rudakov RPC |
4:05.55 |
| T13 |
Anton Kuliatin RPC |
3:54.04 | Rouay Jebabli Tunisia |
3:54.55 | Jaryd Clifford Australia |
3:54.69 |
| T20 |
Owen Miller Great Britain |
3:54.57 | Alexandr Rabotnitskii RPC |
3:55.78 | Ndiaga Dieng Italy |
3:57.24 |
| T38 |
Nathan Riech Canada |
3:58.92 GR | Abdelkrim Krai Algeria |
4:03.07 AR | Deon Kenzie Australia |
4:03.76 |
| T46 |
Aleksandr Iaremchuk RPC |
3:52.08 | Hristiyan Stoyanov Bulgaria |
3:52.63 | David Emong Uganda |
3:53.51 |
| T52 |
Tomoki Sato Japan |
3:29.13 GR | Raymond Martin United States |
3:29.72 AR | Hirokazu Ueyonabaru Japan |
3:44.17 |
| T54 |
Marcel Hug Switzerland |
2:49.55 WR | Prawat Wahoram Thailand |
2:50.20 AR | Putharet Khongrak Thailand |
2:50.68 |
Results[]
The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Men's 1500 metres events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page.
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 final in this classification took place on 31 August, at 9:38:[2]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Yeltsin Jacques | Brazil |
3:57.60 | WR |
 |
Shinya Wada | Japan |
4:05.27 | AR |
 |
Fedor Rudakov |  RPC |
4:05.55 | PB |
| 4 | Kenya Karasawa | Japan |
4:08.84 | SB |
| 5 |  Ecuador |
4:10.24 | PB | |
| 6 |  Kenya |
4:21.53 | ||
| 7 | Cristian Valenzuela |  Chile |
4:30.04 |
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.
The final in this classification took place on 31 August 2021, at 9:48:[3]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Anton Kuliatin | RPC |
3:54.04 | |
|
Rouay Jebabli |  Tunisia |
3:54.55 | PB |
|
Jaryd Clifford |  Australia |
3:54.69 | |
| 4 | Aleksandr Kostin | RPC |
3:55.57 | |
| 5 | Egor Sharov | RPC |
3:56.36 | |
| 6 | Yassine Ouhdadi El Ataby |  Spain |
3:56.73 | |
| 7 | Tamiru Demisse |  Ethiopia |
3:59.08 | |
| 8 | Abdellatif Baka |  Algeria |
3:59.56 | SB |
| 9 | Tunisia |
3:59.99 | SB | |
| 10 |  United States |
4:02.41 | ||
| 11 | Sam Harding | Australia |
4:05.13 |
T20[]
The T20 category is for athletes with intellectual impairment. T20 athletes have an IQ score of 75 or less.
The final in this classification took place on 3 September 2021, at 10:13:[4]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Owen Miller |  Great Britain |
3:54.57 | |
|
Alexandr Rabotnitskii | RPC |
3:55.78 | |
|
Ndiaga Dieng |  Italy |
3:57.24 | |
| 4 | Michael Brannigan | United States |
3:58.43 | SB |
| 5 | Japan |
3:58.78 | ||
| 6 | RPC |
4:00.43 | ||
| 7 | Daniel Pek |  Poland |
4:01.00 | SB |
| 8 | Yuki Iwata | Japan |
4:01.72 | |
| 9 | Japan |
4:03.62 | ||
| 10 |  |
4:03.68 | PB | |
| 11 |  Portugal |
4:05.10 | ||
| 12 | Portugal |
4:05.50 | ||
| 13 |  Ukraine |
4:05.75 | ||
| 14 |  France |
4:15.52 |
T38[]
The T38 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. T38 athletes have the mildest form of impairment caused by cerebral palsy, often in only one limb, and not affecting the ability to run, walk or jump freely, although impairing performance. T38 athletes may suffer minor co-ordination difficulties.
The final in this classification took place on 4 September 2021, at 19:15:[5]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Nathan Riech |  Canada |
3:58.92 | GR |
|
Abdelkrim Krai | Algeria |
4:03.07 | AR |
|
Deon Kenzie | Australia |
4:03.76 | |
| 4 | France |
4:05.95 | ||
| 5 | Liam Stanley | Canada |
4:06.95 | PB |
| 6 | Daniel Bounty | Australia |
4:12.95 | |
| 7 | Louis Radius | France |
4:17.19 | |
| 8 | Michael McKillop |  Ireland |
4:27.69 | |
| 9 |  Nicaragua |
4:54.91 | SB |
T46[]
The T46 category is for athletes who have a single above or below elbow amputation or similar disability, with normal function in both legs.
The final in this classification took place on 28 August 2021, at 10:28:[6]
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Aleksandr Iaremchuk | RPC |
3:52.08 | |
|
Hristiyan Stoyanov |  Bulgaria |
3:52.63 | |
|
David Emong |  Uganda |
3:53.51 | PB |
| 4 | Samir Nouioua | Algeria |
3:55.56 | SB |
| 5 | Ethiopia |
3:56.04 | PB | |
| 6 | Kenya |
3:59.98 | PB | |
| 7 |  Denmark |
4:00.16 | PB | |
| 8 |  Rwanda |
4:00.46 | PB | |
| 9 | Luke Nuttall | Great Britain |
4:02.65 | |
| 10 |  Burundi |
4:05.44 | SB | |
| 11 |  Angola |
4:09.79 | SB | |
| 12 | Li Chaoyan |  China |
4:11.63 | SB |
T52[]
The T52 category is for wheelchair athletes with damage to spinal cord in the higher parts of the back, substantially impaired or no trunk function, and minimal or no leg function. Pushing power comes from elbow extensions, and appears close to normal except for use of modified gloves to compensate for grip.
The final in this classification took place on 29 August 2021, at 20:42:[7]
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tomoki Sato | Japan |
3:29.13 | GR |
|
Raymond Martin | United States |
3:29.72 | AR |
|
Hirokazu Ueyonabaru | Japan |
3:44.17 | PB |
| 4 | Thomas Geierspichler |  Austria |
3:54.77 | SB |
| 5 | Leonardo De Jesus Perez Juarez |  Mexico |
3:54.82 | SB |
| 6 | Jerrold Mangliwan |  Philippines |
3:58.24 | PB |
| 7 | United States |
3:59.42 |
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.
The final in this classification took place on 31 August 2021, at 11:46:[8]
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Marcel Hug |  Switzerland |
2:49.55 | WR |
|
Prawat Wahoram |  Thailand |
2:50.20 | AR |
|
Putharet Khongrak | Thailand |
2:50.68 | PB |
| 4 | Zhang Yong | China |
2:50.78 | PB |
| 5 | Daniel Romanchuk | United States |
2:50.86 | AR |
| 6 | Great Britain |
2:51.11 | PB | |
| 7 | Julien Casoli | France |
2:51.69 | PB |
| 8 | China |
2:53.26 | PB | |
| 9 | Tomoki Suzuki | Japan |
2:53.60 | PB |
| 10 | David Weir | Great Britain |
2:53.84 | PB |
References[]
- ^ "Athletics Competition Schedule". Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "T11 final results" (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "T13 final results" (PDF). Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "T20 final results" (PDF). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "T38 final results" (PDF). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "T46 results" (PDF). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "T52 final results" (PDF). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "T54 final results" (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2021.
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