Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T13

The Men's 1500 metres T13 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 2 to 4 September.

Men's 1500 metres T13 at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	London Olympic Stadium
Dates	2 to 4 September
Competitors	22 from 14 nations
Winning time	3:48.31
Medalists
Abderrahim Zhiou  Tunisia David Korir  Kenya David Devine  Great Britain

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 T13 category is for athletes with a moderate visual impairment. Athletes in this category have a variety of visual impairments, but can typically recognize contours from a distance of 2 to 6 metres. Athletes in this category do not typically require a guide.

Records

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

World record (T12)	Abel Ávila (ESP)	3:50.18	10 June 2006	Barcelona, Spain
Paralympic record (T12)	Maher Bouallegue (TUN)	3:51.09	21 September 2004	Athens, Greece
World record (T13)	Tim Prendergast (NZL)	3:51.82	16 July 2006	Ghent, Belgium
Paralympic record (T13)		3:56.03	21 September 2004	Athens, Greece
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic record (T13)	Alexey Akhtyamov (RUS)	3:55.46	2 September 2012
Paralympic record (T13)	David Korir (KEN)	3:52.96	2 September 2012
World record (T12)	Abderrahim Zhiou (TUN)	3:48.31	4 September 2012
World record (T13)	David Korir (KEN)	3:48.84	4 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 2 September 2012 from 12:51. Qual. rule: first 4 in each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
1	El Amin Chentouf	Morocco	T12	3:52.77	Q, PB
2	Henry Kirwa	Kenya	T12	3:55.35	Q, PB
3	Abderrahim Zhiou	Tunisia	T12	3:55.43	Q, PB
4	Alexey Akhtyamov	Russia	T13	3:55.46	Q, PR
5	David Devine	Great Britain	T12	3:55.95	q, PB
6	Abdellatif Baka	Algeria	T13	3:58.72	PB
7	Semih Deniz	Turkey	T12	4:01.91	PB
8	Dmitrii Kornilov	Russia	T13	4:02.75
9	Juan Carlos Arcos Lira	Mexico	T13	4:04.34	PB
10	Abel Ávila	Spain	T12	4:17.14
11	Lassam Katongo	Zambia	T12	4:27.81	SB

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
1	David Korir	Kenya	T13	3:52.96	Q, PR
2	Tarik Zalzouli	Morocco	T13	3:55.32	Q, PB
3	Lukasz Wietecki	Poland	T13	3:55.67	Q, PB
4	Egor Sharov	Russia	T12	3:55.70	Q, PB
5	Abdelillah Mame	Morocco	T13	3:56.01	q, PB
6	Tim Prendergast	New Zealand	T13	3:57.39	q, SB
7	Ignacio Ávila	Spain	T12	3:57.69	q, PB
8	Nacer-Eddine Karfas	Algeria	T12	4:08.35
9	Lazaro Rashid	Cuba	T12	4:10.80	SB
10	Hatem Nasrallah	Tunisia	T12	4:13.27
11	Said Gomez	Panama	T13	4:33.48	SB

Final

Competed 4 September 2012 at 19:16.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
	Abderrahim Zhiou	Tunisia	T12	3:48.31	WR
	David Korir	Kenya	T13	3:48.84	WR
	David Devine	Great Britain	T12	3:49.79	RR
4	Tarik Zalzouli	Morocco	T13	3:52.12	PB
5	Henry Kirwa	Kenya	T12	3:53.55	PB
6	Tim Prendergast	New Zealand	T13	3:53.60	PB
7	Lukasz Wietecki	Poland	T13	3:56.26
8	Alexey Akhtyamov	Russia	T13	3:56.29
9	Abdelillah Mame	Morocco	T13	3:56.29
10	El Amin Chentouf	Morocco	T12	4:00.43
11	Ignacio Ávila	Spain	T12	4:04.83
12	Egor Sharov	Russia	T12	4:10.83

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.