Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres (T54) explained

Event:Men's 1500 metres (T54)
Games:2018
Venue:Carrara Stadium
Dates:9 April (heats)
10 April (final)
Competitors:11
Nations:5
Win Value:3:11.75
Gold:Alex Dupont
Goldcga:CAN
Silver:Kurt Fearnley
Silvercga:AUS
Bronze:Jake Lappin
Bronzecga:AUS
Prev:2014
Next:2022

The men's 1500 metres (T54) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 9 and 10 April 2018.[1] The event was open to para-sport athletes competing under the T53 / T54 classifications.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[2]

World record2:51.84 (T53/54)Nottwil, Switzerland4 June 2017
Games record3:19.65 (T54)Glasgow, Scotland29 July 2014

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:[1]

DateTimeRound
Monday 9 April 2018 12:00 First round
style=background:lemonchiffonTuesday 10 April 2018 style=background:lemonchiffon20:27 style=background:lemonchiffonFinal
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

First round

The first round consisted of two heats. The three fastest competitors per heat (plus four fastest losers) advanced to the final.[3]

Heat 1
Rank Order Name Sport Class Result Notes Qual.
1 5 T54 3:11.72
2 4 T54 3:12.07
3 1 T54 3:12.20
4 2 T54 3:12.91
5 3 T54 3:25.55
Heat 2
Rank Order Name Sport Class Result Notes Qual.
1 6 T54 3:05.76
2 1 T54 3:06.72
3 2 T54 3:06.95
4 4 T54 3:07.30
5 3 T54 3:13.78
6 5 T54 3:30.66

Final

The medals were determined in the final.[2]

Rank Order Name Sport Class Result Notes
3 T54 3:11.75
6 T54 3:11.92
8 T54 3:12.60
4 T54 3:12.73
7 T54 3:12.82
1 T54 3:14.16
9 T54 3:14.88
10 T54 3:18.63
5 T54 3:18.71
10 2 T54 3:19.03

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's T54 1500m . 24 April 2018 . Gold Coast 2018.
  2. Book: Athletics Men's T54 1500m - Final. Gold Coast 2018. 125. 24 April 2018. 18 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418004822/https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf. dead.
  3. Book: Athletics Men's T54 1500m - Round 1. Gold Coast 2018. 127. 24 April 2018. 18 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418004822/https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf. dead.