Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 5000 metres T11
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Men's 5000 metres T11 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 27 August 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 10 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 15:13.62 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's 5000 metres T11 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place on 27 August 2021.
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
[edit]Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]
World Record | Henry Wanyoike (KEN) | 15:11.07 | Athens, Greece | 24 September 2004 |
Paralympic Record | Henry Wanyoike (KEN) | 15:11.07 | Athens, Greece | 24 September 2004 |
Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
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Africa | 15:11.07 WR | Henry Wanyoike | Kenya |
America | 15:16.82 | Odair Santos | Brazil |
Asia | 15:11.79 | Shinya Wada | Japan |
Europe | 15:43.34 | Robert Matthews | Great Britain |
Oceania | 17:29.33 | Gerrard Gosens | Australia |
Results
[edit]The final took place at 09:35.[2]
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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Yeltsin Jacques | Brazil | 15:13.62 | AR | |
Kenya Karasawa | Japan | 15:18.12 | ||
Shinya Wada | Japan | 15:21.03 | ||
4 | Rodgers Kiprop | Kenya | 15:27.06 | PB |
5 | Rosbil Guillen | Peru | 15:35.82 | PB |
6 | Darwin Castro | Ecuador | 15:49.60 | |
7 | Júlio César Agripino | Brazil | 16:26.31 | SB |
8 | Cristian Valenzuela Guide: Matías Andrés Silva |
Chile | 17:15.14 | |
9 | Wilson Bii | Kenya | 17:31.73 | |
Fedor Rudakov Guide: Vladimir Miasnikov |
RPC | DQ | WPA 7.9.3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Athletics – Men's 5000m - T11 – Final – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 27 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.