Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres explained

The Men's 1500m athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange from 8 to 17 September. A total of six events were contested over this distance for eight different classifications.^[1]

Schedule

Event↓/Date →	Thu 8	Fri 9	Sat 10	Sun 11	Mon 12	Tue 13	Wed 14	Thu 15	Fri 16	Sat 17
T11 1500m				R		F
T13 1500m				F
T20 1500m						F
T37 1500m				F
T38 1500m			F
T46 1500m									F
T52 1500m								F
T54 1500m					R	F

Medal summary

Classification	Gold		Silver		Bronze
T11			4:03.25 SB			4:03.85 SB			4:05.42 PB
T13		3:48.29 WR		3:48.49 PB		3:49.59 PB
T20		3:51.73		3:56.17		3:56.24
T37		4:12.11		4:16.72		4:17.28
T38		4:13.81		4:14.95		4:17.19
T46 (inc T45)		3:59.46 SB		4:00.62 SB		4:01.34
T52 (inc T51)		3:40.63 PR		3:41.70		3:53.96 PB
T54		3:00.62		3:00.65		3:00.86 SB

Results

T11

See main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T11.

18:05 13 September 2016:^[2]

Rank	Lane	Bib	Name	Nationality	Reaction	Time	Notes
	3	1762				4:03.25
	2	1162				4:03.85
	1	2288				4:05.42
4	5	1761				4:07.96
5	6	1206				4:07.98
6	4	1746				4:15.62

T13

See main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T13.

Competed 11 September 2016 at 23:32.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
			T13	3:48.29	WR
			T13	3:48.49	PB
			T12	3:49.59	PB
4			T13	3:49.84	PB
5			T13	3:54.20
6			T13	3:54.61	PB
7			T12	3:56.67
8			T13	3:56.80
9			T13	3:57.98
10			T12	3:58.28
11			T12	3:58.92
12			T12	4:00.61
13			T13	4:08.93
14			T13	DQ

T20

See main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T20. There were no heats in this event. The final was competed at 10:58 on 13 September 2016:^[3]

Rank	Lane	Bib	Name	Nationality	Reaction	Time	Notes
	2	2346				3:51.73
	8	2031				3:56.17
	5	1656				3:56.24
4	6	2024				3:56.54
5	3	2331				3:58.18
6	1	1514				3:58.69
7	7	2051				3:59.92
8	9	2411				4:11.20
9	4	1379				4:11.41

T37

See main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T37. There were no heats in this event. The final was competed 11 September 2016 at 16:59.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			4:12.11
			4:16.72
			4:17.28
4			4:20.43	PB
5			4:21.06	PB
6			4:25.98
7			4:46.42	PB
8			5:07.00

T38

See main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T38. 19:19 10 September 2016:^[4]

Rank	Lane	Bib	Name	Nationality	Reaction	Time	Notes
	2	2279				4:13.81
	5	1055				4:14.95
	7	1475				4:17.19
4	6	1204				4:28.44
5	1	1381				4:31.68
6	4	1368				4:42.33
7	8	1102				4:54.77
	3	1873

T46

See main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T46. 18:20 16 September 2016:^[5]

Rank	Lane	Bib	Name	Nationality	Reaction	Time	Notes
	1	1019				3:59.46
	4	2316				4:00.62
	2	1062				4:01.34
4	6	2269				4:05.07
5	5	2098				4:05.19
6	8	1444				4:06.37
7	10	1178				4:08.99
8	9	1095				4:10.00
9	3	1443				4:15.01
10	7	1840				4:38.60
	11	1247

T52

See main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T52.

10:24 15 September 2016:^[6]

Rank	Lane	Bib	Name	Nationality	Reaction	Time	Notes
	7	2363				3:40.63
	6	1741				3:41.70
	4	2231				3:53.96
4	10	1745				3:54.04
5	9	2380				3:54.64
6	5	1428				3:55.90
7	3	1309				3:56.90
8	1	1881				4:23.83
9	2	2370				4:47.80
	8	1737

T54

See main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T54.

18:22 13 September 2016:^[7]

Rank	Lane	Bib	Name	Nationality	Reaction	Time	Notes
	5	2236				3:00.62
	2	2179				3:00.65
	8	2229				3:00.86
4	7	1523				3:01.08
5	9	1051				3:01.35
6	4	1536				3:01.62
7	1	1251				3:01.84
8	6	1731				3:02.05
9	3	1777				3:02.21
	10	2234

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics - Schedule & Results . Official site of the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games . 20 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160922195032/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athletics-schedule-and-results . 22 September 2016 .
2. Web site: Men's 1500m - T11 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 24 October 2016. 24 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161024090324/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athletics-men-s-1500m-t11-final. dead.
3. Web site: Men's 1500m - T20 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 24 October 2016. 24 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161024085926/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athletics-men-s-1500m-t20-final. dead.
4. Web site: Men's 1500m - T38 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 24 October 2016. 24 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161024085801/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athletics-men-s-1500m-t38-final. dead.
5. Web site: Men's 1500m - T46 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 24 October 2016. 24 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161024090322/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athletics-men-s-1500m-t46-final. dead.
6. Web site: Men's 1500m - T52 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 24 October 2016. 20 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220125007/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athletics-men-s-1500m-t52-final. dead.
7. Web site: Men's 1500m - T54 - Final. Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. 24 October 2016. 24 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161024091511/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athletics-men-s-1500m-t54-final. dead.