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Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T13

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Men's 1500 metres T13
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates2 to 4 September
Competitors22 from 14 nations
Winning time3:48.31
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Abderrahim Zhiou  Tunisia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) David Korir  Kenya
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) David Devine  Great Britain
Athletics at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
Classification
T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired
T/F20: Intellectual disability
T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy
F40: Les Autres
T/F42–46: Amputees
T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability
Men T/F11–13
Track
100 m   T11   T12   T13
200 m T11 T12 T13
400 m T11 T12 T13
800 m T12 T13
1500 m T11 T13
5000 m T11 T12
4×100 m relay T11–13
Road
Marathon T12
Field
Long jump F11 F13
Triple jump F11 F12
Shot put F11–12
Discus throw F11
Javelin throw F12–13
Women T/F11–13
Track
100 m   T11   T12   T13
200 m T11 T12
400 m T12 T13
1500 m T12
Field
Long jump F11–12 F13
Shot put F11–12
Discus throw F11–12
Javelin throw F12–13

The Men's 1500 metres T13 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 2 to 4 September.[1]

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.

Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:

World record (T12)  Abel Ávila (ESP) 3:50.18 10 June 2006 Barcelona, Spain
Paralympic record (T12)  Maher Bouallegue (TUN) 3:51.09 21 September 2004 Athens, Greece
World record (T13)  Tim Prendergast (NZL) 3:51.82 16 July 2006 Ghent, Belgium
Paralympic record (T13) 3:56.03 21 September 2004 Athens, Greece
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic record (T13)  Alexey Akhtyamov (RUS) 3:55.46 2 September 2012
Paralympic record (T13)  David Korir (KEN) 3:52.96 2 September 2012
World record (T12)  Abderrahim Zhiou (TUN) 3:48.31 4 September 2012
World record (T13)  David Korir (KEN) 3:48.84 4 September 2012

Results

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Round 1

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Competed 2 September 2012 from 12:51. Qual. rule: first 4 in each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

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Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
1 El Amin Chentouf  Morocco T12 3:52.77 Q, PB
2 Henry Kirwa  Kenya T12 3:55.35 Q, PB
3 Abderrahim Zhiou  Tunisia T12 3:55.43 Q, PB
4 Alexey Akhtyamov  Russia T13 3:55.46 Q, PR
5 David Devine  Great Britain T12 3:55.95 q, PB
6 Abdellatif Baka  Algeria T13 3:58.72 PB
7 Semih Deniz  Turkey T12 4:01.91 PB
8 Dmitrii Kornilov  Russia T13 4:02.75
9 Juan Carlos Arcos Lira  Mexico T13 4:04.34 PB
10 Abel Ávila  Spain T12 4:17.14
11 Lassam Katongo  Zambia T12 4:27.81 SB

Heat 2

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Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
1 David Korir  Kenya T13 3:52.96 Q, PR
2 Tarik Zalzouli  Morocco T13 3:55.32 Q, PB
3 Lukasz Wietecki  Poland T13 3:55.67 Q, PB
4 Egor Sharov  Russia T12 3:55.70 Q, PB
5 Abdelillah Mame  Morocco T13 3:56.01 q, PB
6 Tim Prendergast  New Zealand T13 3:57.39 q, SB
7 Ignacio Ávila  Spain T12 3:57.69 q, PB
8 Nacer-Eddine Karfas  Algeria T12 4:08.35
9 Lazaro Rashid  Cuba T12 4:10.80 SB
10 Hatem Nasrallah  Tunisia T12 4:13.27
11 Said Gomez  Panama T13 4:33.48 SB

Final

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Competed 4 September 2012 at 19:16.

Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Abderrahim Zhiou  Tunisia T12 3:48.31 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) David Korir  Kenya T13 3:48.84 WR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) David Devine  Great Britain T12 3:49.79 RR
4 Tarik Zalzouli  Morocco T13 3:52.12 PB
5 Henry Kirwa  Kenya T12 3:53.55 PB
6 Tim Prendergast  New Zealand T13 3:53.60 PB
7 Lukasz Wietecki  Poland T13 3:56.26
8 Alexey Akhtyamov  Russia T13 3:56.29
9 Abdelillah Mame  Morocco T13 3:56.29
10 El Amin Chentouf  Morocco T12 4:00.43
11 Ignacio Ávila  Spain T12 4:04.83
12 Egor Sharov  Russia T12 4:10.83

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.