Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's marathon T11–13 explained

Event:Men's marathon T11
Games:2004 Summer
Competitors:17
Nations:10
Gold:Yuichi Takahashi
Goldnpc:JPN
Silver:Carlos Amaral Ferreira
Silvernpc:POR
Bronze:Andrea Cionna
Bronzenpc:ITA

The Men's marathon T11 was a marathon event in athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, for totally blind athletes (running with a sighted guide). Defending champion and world record holder Carlos Amaral Ferreira of Portugal took part, along with sixteen other athletes, from a total of ten countries. No athlete had ever successfully defended his title in the men's fully blind marathon, and Ferreira failed to become the first; he took silver, finishing half a minute behind Japan's Yuichi Takahashi.[1]

The 2004 men's T11 marathon is the most recent to have been held as a distinct event. At the 2008 Paralympics, it was abolished, and athletes categorised T11 (totally blind) were invited to run in the T12 marathon for athletes with severe visual impairment.[2]

Results

Place width=250Athlete !width=100Time
1 2:44:24
2 2:45:07
3 2:49:59
4 2:53:56
5 2:56:30
6 3:03:03
7 3:05:01
8 3:20:23
9 3:22:41
10 3:30:37
11 3:44:39
12 3:47:11
13 3:49:26
- dnf
- dnf
- dnf
- dnf

T13

Event:Men's marathon T13
Games:2004 Summer
Competitors:19
Nations:14
Gold:Ildar Pomykalov
Goldnpc:RUS
Silver:Roy Daniell
Silvernpc:AUS
Bronze:Linas Balsys
Bronzenpc:LTU

The T13 event, held at the same time as the T11, was won by Ildar Pomykalov, representing .[3]

Results

Place width=250Athlete !width=100Time
1 2:38:45
2 2:42:17
3 2:43:55
4 2:44:23
5 2:44:24
6 2:46:20
7 2:49:08
8 2:50:38
9 2:51:16
10 2:51:36
11 2:51:56
12 2:57:16
13 3:09:03
14 3:13:35
- DNF
- DNF
- DNF
- DNF
- DNF

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/results.html?sport=athletics&gender=m&discipline=&event=Marathon&eclass=T11&competition=2004PG "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games: Athletics: Men's Marathon T11"
  2. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/reports.html?type=event&criteria=1&sport=2&criteria2=0&event=m%24%24Marathon "Medallists by Event: Athletics: Men's Marathon"
  3. Web site: Men's Marathon - T13. International Paralympic Committee. 13 October 2012.