The Men's 5000 metres T12 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 3 September.[1]
| Men's 5000 metres T12 at the XIV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | London Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 3 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 13:53.76 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics |
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| 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 T12 category is for athletes with visual impairment. Athletes in this category will generally have some residual sight, the ability to recognise the shape of a hand at a distance of 2 metres and the ability to perceive clearly will be no more than 2/60. T12 athletes commonly run with guides.
Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
| World & Paralympic record |  Henry Kiprono Kirwa (KEN)
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14:24.02 | 11 September 2008 | Beijing, China |
| Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics | ||||
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| World record |  El Amin Chentouf (MAR) |
13:53.76 | 3 September 2012 | |
Results
editCompeted 3 September 2012 at 20:05.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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El Amin Chentouf |  Morocco |
13:53.76 | WR |
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Abderrahim Zhiou |  Tunisia |
14:19.97 | PB |
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Henry Kiprono Kirwa |  Kenya |
14:20.76 | PB |
| 4 | Gustavo Nieves |  Spain |
14:22.93 | RR |
| 5 | Tadashi Horikoshi |  Japan |
14:48.89 | RR |
| 6 | Alberto Suárez Laso | Spain |
14:50.28 | PB |
| 7 | Nacer-Eddine Karfas |  Algeria |
15:11.41 | SB |
| 8 | Masahiro Okamura | Japan |
15:45.98 | |
| Jose Luis Santero Guide: Jorge Luchik |
 Argentina |
DQ |
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.
References
edit- ^ "Athletics – Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.