Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's 5000 metres T11

The men's 5000 metres T11 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, took place on 30 August 2024.

Men's 5000 metres T11
at the XVII Paralympic Games
VenueStade de France
Dates30 August 2024
Competitors9 from 6 nations
Winning time14:48.85
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Júlio Cesar Agripino
Guide: Micael Batista Santos
Guide: Edelson de Ávila Almeida
 Brazil
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kenya Karasawa
Guide: Takuma Shimizu
Guide: Koji Kobayashi
 Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yeltsin Jacques
Guide: Guilherme dos Anjos
Guide: Antônio Barreto
 Brazil
2020
5000 metres at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Men's · T11 · T13 · T54 · Women's · T54

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. In the 5000 metres, each athlete commonly has two guides.

Records

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

World Record   Yeltsin Jacques (BRA) 14:53.97   Kobe 17 May 2024
Paralympic Record   Henry Wanyoike (KEN) 15:11.07   Athens 24 September 2004
Area Time Athlete Location Date
Africa 15:11.07 PR   Henry Wanyoike   Athens 24 September 2004 (2004-09-24)
America 14:53.97 WR   Yeltsin Jacques   Kobe 17 May 2024 (2024-05-17)
Asia 14:55.39   Kenya Karasawa   Yokohama 25 December 2021 (2021-12-25)
Europe 15:13.10   Fedor Rudakov   Cheboksary 15 August 2023 (2023-08-15)
Oceania 17:29.33   Gerrard Gosens   Townsville 26 September 2003 (2003-09-26)

Final

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Final starts on 30 August 2024.[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Júlio Cesar Agripino
Guide: Micael Batista Santos
Guide: Edelson de Ávila Almeida
  Brazil 14:48.85 'WR'
  Kenya Karasawa
Guide: Takuma Shimizu
Guide: Koji Kobayashi
  Japan 14:51.48 AsR
  Yeltsin Jacques
Guide: Guilherme dos Anjos
Guide: Antônio Barreto
  Brazil 14:52.61 PB
4 Shinya Wada
Guide: Hibiki Kowada
Guide: Takumi Hasebe
  Japan 15:16.41
5 Jimmy Caicedo
Guide: Israel Arellano
Guide: Daniel Taramuel
  Ecuador 15:24.69
6 Rosbil Guillen
Guide: José Luis Rojas
  Peru 15:28.62
7 Dawin Gastro
Guide: Sebastián Rosero
Guide: Diego Arévalo
  Ecuador 15:50.65
Fedor Rudakov
Guide: Andrei Safronov
  Neutral Paralympic Athletes DNF
Samwel Mushai Kimani
Guide: Benard Korir
Guide: Jean Kipchumba
  Kenya DQ R7.12.2

References

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  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics" (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Men's 5000 metres – T11 – Final results" (PDF). 30 August 2024.