Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T46 explained

Event:	Men's 1500 metres T46
Games:	2012 Summer
Win Value:	3:50.15
Venue:	London Olympic Stadium
Dates:	1 to 4 September
Competitors:	18
Nations:	15
Gold:	Abraham Tarbei
Goldnpc:	KEN
Silver:	Wondiye Fikre Indelbu
Silvernpc:	ETH
Bronze:	Samir Nouioua
Bronzenpc:	ALG

The Men's 1500 metres T46 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 1 to 4 September.^[1]

Records

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

World & Paralympic record		3:52.50	10 September 2008	Beijing, China
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
World record		3:50.15	4 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 1 September 2012 from 12:53. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			3:57.27	Q
2			3:59.72	Q, SB
3			4:05.48	Q
4			4:08.55	PB
5			4:09.51	SB
6			4:10.70
7			4:30.42	SB
8			11:23.50	SB
9			DNF

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1			3:59.79	Q, SB
2			4:00.21	Q, SB
3	Mohamed Fouzai		4:01.23	Q
4			4:01.54	q, PB
5			4:01.58	q, PB
6			4:03.41	q
7			4:03.58	q, PB
8			4:08.83
9			4:51.35	SB

Final

Competed 4 September 2012 at 20:24.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			3:50.15	WR
			3:50.87	PB
			3:51.80	PB
4			3:58.47	PB
5	Mohamed Fouzai		3:58.79	SB
6			3:59.79	PB
7			4:00.38
8			4:00.77	PB
9			4:01.76
10			4:02.26	PB
11			4:02.54

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DNF = Did not finish.

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.