Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 5000 metres explained

The Men's 5000m athletics events for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 31 August to 7 September. A total of three events were contested over this distance for three different classifications.^[1]

Schedule

Event↓/Date →	Fri 31		Sat 1		Sun 2		Mon 3		Tue 4		Wed 5		Thr 6		Fri 7
T11 5000m											R			F
T12 5000m	R					F
T54 5000m	R	½	F

Results

T11

See main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 5000 metres T11.

Top five finishers:

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
	Cristian Valenzuela Guide: Cristopher Guajardo		15:26.26	PB
	Jason Joseph Dunkerley Guide: Josh Karanja		15:34.07	PB
			15:55.26	RR
4	Francis Thuo Karanja Guide: James Kuria Karanja		15:56.67	PB
5			16:06.28	SB

T12

See main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 5000 metres T12.

Top five finishers:

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			13:53.76	WR
			14:19.97	PB
			14:20.76	PB
4			14:22.93	RR
5			14:48.89	RR

T54

See main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 5000 metres T54. Final

Top five finishers:

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			11:07.65
			11:07.90
			11:08.07
4			11:08.16
5			11:08.55

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics - Schedule & Results. Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 20 August 2012. 4 December 2012. https://archive.today/20121204153839/www.london2012.com/paralympics/athletics/schedule-and-results/. dead.