Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T54 explained

Event:	Men's 1500 metres T54
Games:	2012 Summer
Win Value:	3:12.09
Venue:	London Olympic Stadium
Dates:	3 to 4 September
Competitors:	21
Nations:	14
Gold:	David Weir
Goldnpc:	GBR
Silver:	Prawat Wahoram
Silvernpc:	THA
Bronze:	Kim Gyu Dae
Bronzenpc:	KOR

The Men's 1500 metres T54 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 3 to 4 September.^[1]

Records

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

World record		2:55.72	29 June 2007	Atlanta, United States
Paralympic record		3:00.10	15 September 2008	Beijing, China

Results

Round 1

Competed 3 September 2012 from 10:40. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			3:11.17	Q
2			3:11.31	Q
3			3:11.35	Q
4			3:11.40	q
5			3:13.58
6			3:14.36
7			3:15.04

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			3:19.18	Q
2			3:19.35	Q
3			3:19.54	Q
4			3:19.72
5			3:19.84
6			3:20.35
7			3:20.42

Heat 3

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			3:14.81	Q
2			3:14.90	Q
3			3:15.07	Q
4			3:15.18
5			3:15.76
6			3:17.11
7			3:17.16

Final

Competed 4 September 2012 at 21:37.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			3:12.09
			3:12.32
			3:12.57
4			3:12.76
5			3:12.84
6			3:12.86
7			3:13.23
8			3:13.63
9			3:14.05
10			3:14.70

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time.

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.