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

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Men's 1500 metres T11
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates30–31 August 2021
Competitors11 from 8 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yeltsin Jacques  Brazil
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Shinya Wada  Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Fedor Rudakov  RPC
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The men's 1500 metres T11 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place between 30 and 31 August 2021.

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:[1]

World Record  Samwel Mushai Kimani (KEN) 3:58.37 London, United Kingdom 3 September 2012
Paralympic Record  Samwel Mushai Kimani (KEN) 3:58.37 London, United Kingdom 3 September 2012
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa 3:58.37 WR Samwel Mushai Kimani  Kenya
America 4:03.66 Odair Santos  Brazil
Asia 4:05.75 Shinya Wada  Japan
Europe 4:05.11 Robert Matthews  Great Britain
Oceania 4:25.81 Gerrard Gosens  Australia

Results[]

Heats[]

Heat 1 took place on 30 August 2021, at 9:48:[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Yeltsin Jacques  Brazil 4:07.34 Q
2 Shinya Wada  Japan 4:07.96 Q, SB
3 Fedor Rudakov  RPC 4:11.88 q
4 Wilson Bii  Kenya 4:18.59
5 Aleksander Kossakowski  Poland 4:29.92

Heat 2 took place on 30 August 2021, at 9:58:[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Kenya Karasawa  Japan 4:13.32 Q
2  Ecuador 4:13.74 Q
3 Cristian Valenzuela  Chile 4:14.85 q, SB
4  Peru 4:19.49 SB
5  Kenya 4:32.73 qR
 Brazil DQ WPA 18.2b

Final[]

The final took place on 31 August 2021, at 9:38:[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yeltsin Jacques  Brazil 3:57.60 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Shinya Wada  Japan 4:05.27 AR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

References[]

  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2021.
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