Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T13

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Men's 1500 metres T13
at the XV Paralympic Games
VenueEstádio Olímpico João Havelange
Dates11 September
Competitors14 from 10 nations
Winning time3:48.29
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Abdellatif Baka  Algeria
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tamiru Demisse  Ethiopia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Henry Kirwa  Kenya

The Men's 1500 metres T13 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange 11 September.[1] Notably, the top four finishers have all unofficially beaten the winning time of the Men's 1500 metres in the Olympics in the same year in the same venue, which was won by Matthew Centrowitz Jr. with the time of 3:50.00.

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.

Results

T12/13

Competed 11 September 2016 at 23:32.

Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Abdellatif Baka  Algeria T13 3:48.29 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tamiru Demisse  Ethiopia T13 3:48.49 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Henry Kirwa  Kenya T12 3:49.59 PB
4 Fouad Baka  Algeria T13 3:49.84 PB
5 Łukasz Wietecki  Poland T13 3:54.20
6 Bilel Aloui  Tunisia T13 3:54.61 PB
7 Jaryd Clifford  Australia T12 3:56.67
8 Youssef Benibrahim  Morocco T13 3:56.80
9 Guillaume Ouellet  Canada T13 3:57.98
10 Chaz Davis  United States T12 3:58.28
11 Yeltsin Jacques  Brazil T12 3:58.92
12 Julio Cesar Agripino dos Santos  Brazil T12 4:00.61
13 Abdelillah Mame  Morocco T13 4:08.93
14 Bilel Hammami  Tunisia T13 DQ

References

  1. ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.