Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's 5000 metres T52–54
Men's 5000m races for wheelchair athletes at the 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in the Athens Olympic Stadium.[1] Events were held in two disability classes.
T52
[edit]| Men's 5,000m T52 at the XII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Athens Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 19 September 2004 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 6 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 13:10.86 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The T52 event consisted of a single race. It was won by Toshihiro Takada, representing 
Japan.[2]
Final Round
[edit]19 Sept. 2004, 20:20
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
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Toshihiro Takada (JPN) |
13:10.86 | PR |
 |
 Thomas Geierspichler (AUT) |
13:10.94 | |
 |
 Santiago Sanz (ESP) |
13:12.65 | |
| 4 | Tomoya Ito (JPN) |
13:48.42 | |
| 5 |  Clayton Gerein (CAN) |
13:48.82 | |
| 6 | Richard Reelie (CAN) |
13:49.15 | |
| 7 |  Per Vesterlund (SWE) |
14:30.33 | |
| 8 |  Theodore Bridis (USA) |
15:06.57 | |
| 9 | Herbert Burns (USA) |
15:44.70 |
T54
[edit]| Men's 5,000m T54 at the XII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Athens Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 22–24 September 2004 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 26 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 10:23.98 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The T54 event consisted of 2 heats and a final. It was won by Kurt Fearnley, representing 
Australia.[3]
1st Round
[edit]| Qualified for next round |
- Heat 1
22 Sept. 2004, 09:35
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Joël Jeannot (FRA) |
10:24.37 | PR Q |
| 2 | Kurt Fearnley (AUS) |
10:24.54 | Q |
| 3 | Choke Yasuoka (JPN) |
10:24.95 | Q |
| 4 |  Ernst van Dyk (RSA) |
10:25.20 | Q |
| 5 | Kelly Smith (CAN) |
10:25.44 | q |
| 6 |  Aaron Gordian (MEX) |
10:25.61 | q |
| 7 |  Ralph Brunner (GER) |
10:25.74 | q |
| 8 |  Heinz Frei (SUI) |
10:25.76 | q |
| 9 | Jacob Heilveil (USA) |
10:25.83 | |
| 10 | Martin Velasco Soria (MEX) |
10:26.05 | |
| 11 | Michel Filteau (CAN) |
10:37.37 | |
| 12 | Scot Hollonbeck (USA) |
10:38.43 | |
| 13 |  Yevgeniy Tetyukhin (KAZ) |
16:17.64 |
- Heat 2
22 Sept. 2004, 09:50
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Prawat Wahorum (THA) |
10:29.43 | Q |
| 2 | Saúl Mendoza (MEX) |
10:29.62 | Q |
| 3 |  Tomasz Hamerlak (POL) |
10:29.89 | Q |
| 4 | Marcel Hug (SUI) |
10:29.93 | Q |
| 5 | Krige Schabort (RSA) |
10:30.07 | |
| 6 | Alain Fuss (FRA) |
10:30.23 | |
| 7 |  Mohamed Farhat Belkhir (TUN) |
10:30.26 | |
| 8 | Jeffrey Adams (CAN) |
10:31.64 | |
| 9 | Eric Teurnier (FRA) |
10:32.75 | |
| 10 | Tyler Byers (USA) |
10:33.73 | |
| 11 | Paul Nunnari (AUS) |
11:08.42 | |
| 12 | Sergey Ussoltsev (KAZ) |
11:53.60 | |
 Mario Madriz (NCA) |
DNF |
Final Round
[edit]24 Sept. 2004, 19:55
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kurt Fearnley (AUS) |
10:23.98 | PR |
|
Aaron Gordian (MEX) |
10:24.38 | |
|
Ernst van Dyk (RSA) |
10:24.07 | |
| 4 | Ralph Brunner (GER) |
10:24.82 | |
| 5 | Joël Jeannot (FRA) |
10:25.35 | |
| 6 | Marcel Hug (SUI) |
10:25.51 | |
| 7 | Kelly Smith (CAN) |
10:25.52 | |
| 8 | Prawat Wahorum (THA) |
10:25.56 | |
| 9 | Tomasz Hamerlak (POL) |
10:26.43 | |
| 10 | Choke Yasuoka (JPN) |
10:26.63 | |
| 11 | Heinz Frei (SUI) |
10:26.64 | |
| 12 | Saúl Mendoza (MEX) |
10:26.76 |
References
[edit]- ^ "2004 Summer Paralympics - Schedule - Athletics". Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 October 2004. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "Men's 5,000m T52". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ^ "Men's 5,000m T54". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.