Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T52

The men's 1500 metres T52 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place on 29 August 2021.

Men's 1500 metres T52
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates29 August 2021 (final)
Competitors7 from 5 nations
Winning time3:29.13
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tomoki Sato  Japan
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Raymond Martin  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hirokazu Ueyonabaru  Japan
2016

The T52 category is for wheelchair athletes with damage to spinal cord in the higher parts of the back, substantially impaired or no trunk function, and minimal or no leg function. Pushing power comes from elbow extensions, and appears close to normal except for use of modified gloves to compensate for grip.

Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]

World Record   Tomoki Sato (JPN) 3:25.08 Machida, Japan 1 July 2018
Paralympic Record   Raymond Martin (USA) 3:40.63 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 15 September 2016
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa Vacant
America 3:29.79 Raymond Martin   United States
Asia 3:25.08 WR Tomoki Sato   Japan
Europe 3:36.04 Santiago Sanz   Spain
Oceania 3:59.15 Lachlan Jones   Australia

Results

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The final took place on 29 August 2021, at 20:42:[2]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
  Tomoki Sato   Japan 3:29.13 GR
  Raymond Martin   United States 3:29.72 AR
  Hirokazu Ueyonabaru   Japan 3:44.17 PB
4 Thomas Geierspichler   Austria 3:54.77 SB
5 Leonardo De Jesus Perez Juarez   Mexico 3:54.82 SB
6 Jerrold Mangliwan   Philippines 3:58.24 PB
7 Isaiah Rigo   United States 3:59.42

References

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  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.