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

Event:Men's 1500 metres T13
Games:2012 Summer
Win Value:3:48.31
Venue:London Olympic Stadium
Dates:2 to 4 September
Competitors:22
Nations:14
Gold:Abderrahim Zhiou
Goldnpc:TUN
Silver:David Korir
Silvernpc:KEN
Bronze:David Devine
Bronzenpc:GBR

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]

Records

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

World record (T12)3:50.1810 June 2006Barcelona, Spain
Paralympic record (T12)3:51.0921 September 2004Athens, Greece
World record (T13)3:51.8216 July 2006Ghent, Belgium
Paralympic record (T13)3:56.0321 September 2004Athens, Greece
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic record (T13) 3:55.46 2 September 2012
Paralympic record (T13) 3:52.96 2 September 2012
World record (T12) 3:48.31 4 September 2012
World record (T13) 3:48.84 4 September 2012

Results

Round 1

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

Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
1 T12 3:52.77 Q, PB
2 T12 3:55.35 Q, PB
3 T12 3:55.43 Q, PB
4 T13 3:55.46 Q, PR
5 T12 3:55.95 q, PB
6 T13 3:58.72 PB
7 T12 4:01.91 PB
8 T13 4:02.75
9 T13 4:04.34 PB
10 T12 4:17.14
11 T12 4:27.81 SB

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
1 T13 3:52.96 Q, PR
2 T13 3:55.32 Q, PB
3 T13 3:55.67 Q, PB
4 T12 3:55.70 Q, PB
5 T13 3:56.01 q, PB
6 T13 3:57.39 q, SB
7 T12 3:57.69 q, PB
8 T12 4:08.35
9 T12 4:10.80 SB
10 T12 4:13.27
11 T13 4:33.48 SB

Final

Competed 4 September 2012 at 19:16.

Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes
T12 3:48.31 WR
T13 3:48.84 WR
T12 3:49.79 RR
4 T13 3:52.12 PB
5 T12 3:53.55 PB
6 T13 3:53.60 PB
7 T13 3:56.26
8 T13 3:56.29
9 T13 3:56.29
10 T12 4:00.43
11 T12 4:04.83
12 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics - Schedule & Results. London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 16 September 2012. 4 December 2012. https://archive.today/20121204153839/www.london2012.com/paralympics/athletics/schedule-and-results/. dead.