Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T13

The men's 1500 metres T13 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place on 31 August 2021.

Men's 1500 metres T13
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates31 August 2021 (final)
Competitors11 from 7 nations
Winning time3:54.04
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Anton Kuliatin  RPC
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rouay Jebabli  Tunisia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jaryd Clifford  Australia
2016
2024

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

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

World Record   Abdellatif Baka (ALG) 3:48.29 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11 September 2016
Paralympic Record   Abdellatif Baka (ALG) 3:48.29 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11 September 2016
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa 3:48.29 WR Abdellatif Baka   Algeria
America 3:56.76 Lázaro Rashid Aguilar   Cuba
Asia 4:03.94 Fakhriddin Khamraev   Uzbekistan
Europe 3:49.72 Egor Sharov   Russia
Oceania 3:51.82 Tim Prendergast   New Zealand

Results

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The final took place on 31 August 2021, at 9:48:[2]

Rank Name Nationality Class Time Notes
  Anton Kuliatin   RPC T12 3:54.04
  Rouay Jebabli   Tunisia T12 3:54.55 PB
  Jaryd Clifford   Australia T12 3:54.69
4 Aleksandr Kostin   RPC T12 3:55.57
5 Egor Sharov   RPC T13 3:56.36
6 Yassine Ouhdadi El Ataby   Spain T13 3:56.73
7 Tamiru Demisse   Ethiopia T13 3:59.08
8 Abdellatif Baka   Algeria T13 3:59.56 SB
9 Achraf Lahouel   Tunisia T12 3:59.99 SB
10 Joel Gomez   United States T13 4:02.41
11 Sam Harding   Australia T12 4:05.13

References

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  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.