Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T20

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Men's 1500 metres T20
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates3 September 2021
Competitors14 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Owen Miller  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alexandr Rabotnitskii  RPC
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ndiaga Dieng  Italy
2016

The men's 1500 metres T20 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place on 3 September 2021.

The T20 category is for athletes with intellectual impairment. T20 athletes have an IQ score of 75 or less.

Records[]

Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]

World Record  Michael Brannigan (USA) 3:45.50 New York, United States 11 February 2017
Paralympic Record  Michael Brannigan (USA) 3:51.73 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 13 September 2016
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa 4:31.47 Record Mark
America 3:45.50 WR Michael Brannigan  United States
Asia 3:53.35  Japan
Europe 3:54.36  Russia
Oceania 4:11.81  Australia

Results[]

The final took place on 3 September 2021, at 10:13:[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Owen Miller  Great Britain 3:54.57
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alexandr Rabotnitskii  RPC 3:55.78
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

References[]

  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
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