Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 5000 metres T54 explained

Event:	Men's 5000 metres T54
Games:	2012 Summer
Win Value:	11:07.65
Venue:	London Olympic Stadium
Dates:	31 August to 2 September
Competitors:	25
Nations:	14
Gold:	David Weir
Goldnpc:	GBR
Silver:	Kurt Fearnley
Silvernpc:	AUS
Bronze:	Julien Casoli
Bronzenpc:	FRA

The Men's 5000 metres T54 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 31 August to 2 September.^[1]

Records

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

World record		9:54.82	30 June 2007	Atlanta, United States
Paralympic record		10:13.21	8 September 2008	Beijing, China

Results

Round 1

Competed 31 August 2012 from 19:15. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the best fourth place (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			10:56.53	Q
2			10:56.58	Q
3			10:56.74	Q
4			10:56.94	q
5			10:57.54
6			10:57.60
7			10:58.97
8			11:48.00

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			11:31.78	Q
2			11:32.16	Q
3			11:32.27	Q
4			11:32.47
5			11:32.90
6			11:33.18
7			11:33.74
8			11:33.80

Heat 3

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			11:28.88	Q
2			11:29.06	Q
3			11:29.32	Q
4			11:29.84
5			11:30.69
6			11:30.77
7			11:30.85
8			11:30.95
9			11:31.10

Final

Competed 2 September 2012 at 21:49.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			11:07.65
			11:07.90
			11:08.07
4			11:08.16
5			11:08.55
6			11:08.95
7			11:09.54
8			11:09.65
9			11:10.23
10			11:10.78

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.