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Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T11

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Men's 1500 metres T11
at the XV Paralympic Games
VenueEstádio Olímpico João Havelange
Dates11–13 September 2016
Competitors17 from 15 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Samwel Mushai Kimani  Kenya
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Odair Santos  Brazil
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semih Deniz  Turkey

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.

The Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T11 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 11–13 September 2016, at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange.

Heats

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Heat 1

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12:23 11 September 2016:[1]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 6 2288 Semih Deniz  Turkey 4:11.75 Q
2 5 1618 Ankur Dhama  India 4:37.61
3 1 1584 Oscar Raxon Siquiej  Guatemala 4:57.22
3 1645 Hamid Eslami  Iran DSQ
2 2025 Aleksander Kossakowski  Poland DSQ
4 1228 Cristian Valenzuela  Chile DSQ

Heat 2

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12:30 11 September 2016:[1]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 3 1762 Samwel Mushai Kimani  Kenya 4:04.50 Q
2 5 1162 Odair Santos  Brazil 4:05.34 q
3 1 1746 Shinya Wada  Japan 4:16.12 q
4 2 1269 Zhen Zhang  China 4:16.88
5 4 2044 Nuno Alves  Portugal 4:36.32

Heat 3

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12:37 11 September 2016:[1]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1 2 1761 Wilson Bii  Kenya 4:13.20 Q
2 1 1206 Jason Joseph Dunkerley  Canada 4:14.99 q
3 5 1396 Darwin Castro  Ecuador 4:21.29
4 3 1994 Luis Sandoval  Peru 4:28.41
6 2289 Hasan Huseyin Kacar  Turkey DSQ
4 2059 Chol Ung Kim  North Korea DSQ

Final

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18:05 13 September 2016:[2]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 1762 Samwel Mushai Kimani  Kenya 4:03.25
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2 1162 Odair Santos  Brazil 4:03.85
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1 2288 Semih Deniz  Turkey 4:05.42
4 5 1761 Wilson Bii  Kenya 4:07.96
5 6 1206 Jason Joseph Dunkerley  Canada 4:07.98
6 4 1746 Shinya Wada  Japan 4:15.62

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c "Men's 1500m - T11 - Heat 1". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Men's 1500m - T11 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.