Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T11

The Men's 1500 metres T11 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 31 August to 3 September.

Men's 1500 metres T11 at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	London Olympic Stadium
Dates	31 August to 3 September
Competitors	14 from 11 nations
Winning time	3:58.37
Medalists
Samwel Mushai Kimani James Boit  Kenya Odair Santos Carlos Antonio dos Santos  Brazil Jason Joseph Dunkerley Josh Karanja  Canada

Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Classification
T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired
T/F20: Intellectual disability
T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy
F40: Les Autres
T/F42–46: Amputees
T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability
Men T/F11–13
Track
100 m		T11		T12		T13
200 m		T11		T12		T13
400 m		T11		T12		T13
800 m				T12		T13
1500 m		T11				T13
5000 m		T11		T12
4×100 m relay		T11–13
Road
Marathon				T12
Field
Long jump		F11				F13
Triple jump		F11		F12
Shot put		F11–12
Discus throw		F11
Javelin throw				F12–13
Women T/F11–13
Track
100 m		T11		T12		T13
200 m		T11		T12
400 m				T12		T13
1500 m				T12
Field
Long jump		F11–12				F13
Shot put		F11–12
Discus throw		F11–12
Javelin throw				F12–13

The T11 category is for athletes with a visual impairment. A T11 athlete may be entirely without sight, or be able to perceive light, but have no ability to see the shape of a hand at any distance. T11 athletes commonly run with guides.

Records

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

World record	Odair Santos (BRA)	4:04.32	7 August 2011	São Paulo, Brazil
Paralympic record	José Antonio Sánchez (ESP)	4:01.19	August 1996	Atlanta, United States
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
World record	Samwel Mushai Kimani (KEN)	3:58.37	3 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 31 August 2012 from 11:13. Qual. rule: winner of each heat (Q) plus the two fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Samwel Mushai Kimani Guide: James Boit	Kenya	4:09.44	Q, PB
2	Jason Joseph Dunkerley Guide: Josh Karanja	Canada	4:13.67	Q
3	William Sosa Guide: Cesar Chavarro Dias	Colombia	4:15.66	q, PB
4	Carlos J Barto Silva Guide: Cassio Henrique Damiao	Brazil	4:25.36	SB
5	Albert Asadullin Guide: Vladislav Timerbaev	Russia	4:25.98	PB
6	Nuno Alves Guide: Jose Ferreira	Portugal	DNF
7	Mohamed Ed Dahmani Guide: Mustapha Sanjach	Morocco	DQ

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Odair Santos Guide: Carlos Antonio dos Santos	Brazil	4:14.95	Q
2	Cristian Valenzuela Guide: Cristopher Guajardo	Chile	4:15.54	Q, PB
3	Mikael Andersen Guide: Laust Bengtsen	Denmark	4:17.44	q, SB
4	Shinya Wada	Japan	4:18.71	PB
5	Luis Zapien Rosas Guide: Juan Carlos Mariscal Rivera	Mexico	4:24.52	PB
6	Ricardo Vale Guide: Paulo Ramos	Portugal	4:31.77
7	Immanuel Kipkosgei Cheruiyot Guide: Robert Tarus	Kenya	DQ

Final

Competed 3 September 2012 at 20:31.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
	Samwel Mushai Kimani Guide: James Boit	Kenya	3:58.37	WR
	Odair Santos Guide: Carlos Antonio dos Santos	Brazil	4:03.66	RR
	Jason Joseph Dunkerley Guide: Josh Karanja	Canada	4:07.56	PB
4	Cristian Valenzuela Guide: Cristopher Guajardo	Chile	4:07.79	PB
5	William Sosa Guide: Cesar Chavarro Dias	Colombia	4:13.53	PB
6	Mikael Andersen Guide: Laust Bengtsen	Denmark	4:16.12	SB

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