Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T38
Men's 1500 metres T38 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 4 September 2021 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 9 from 6 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's 1500 metres T38 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place on 4 September 2021.
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.
Records[]
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]
World Record | ![]() |
3:47.89 | Portland, United States | 29 May 2021 |
Paralympic Record | ![]() |
4:13.81 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 10 September 2016 |
Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
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Africa | 4:04.70 | Abdelkrim Krai | ![]() |
America | 3:47.89 WR | Nathan Riech | ![]() |
Asia | 4:48.46 | ![]() | |
Europe | 4:04.39 | ![]() | |
Oceania | 3:58.43 | Deon Kenzie | ![]() |
Results[]
The final took place on 4 September 2021, at 19:15:[2]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Class | Time | Notes |
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Nathan Riech | ![]() |
T38 | 3:58.92 | GR |
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Abdelkrim Krai | ![]() |
T38 | 4:03.07 | AR |
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Deon Kenzie | ![]() |
T38 | 4:03.76 | |
4 | ![]() |
T38 | 4:05.95 | ||
5 | Liam Stanley | ![]() |
T37 | 4:06.95 | GR |
6 | Daniel Bounty | ![]() |
T38 | 4:12.95 | |
7 | Louis Radius | ![]() |
T38 | 4:17.19 | |
8 | Michael McKillop | ![]() |
T37 | 4:27.69 | |
9 | ![]() |
T38 | 4:54.91 | SB |
References[]
- ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
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- 2021 in men's athletics
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