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Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T20

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Men's 1500 metres T20
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates3 September 2021 (final)
Competitors14 from 10 nations
Winning time3:54.57
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Owen Miller  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alexandr Rabotnitskii  RPC
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ndiaga Dieng  Italy
2016
2024

The men's 1500 metres T20 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place on 3 September 2021.

The T20 category is for athletes with intellectual impairment. T20 athletes have an IQ score of 75 or less.

Records

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

World Record  Michael Brannigan (USA) 3:45.50 New York, United States 11 February 2017
Paralympic Record  Michael Brannigan (USA) 3:51.73 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 13 September 2016
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa 4:31.47 Record Mark
America 3:45.50 WR Michael Brannigan  United States
Asia 3:53.35 Daiki Akai  Japan
Europe 3:54.36 Aleksandr Rabotnitskii  Russia
Oceania 4:11.81 Kyle McIntosh  Australia

Results

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The final took place on 3 September 2021, at 10:13:[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Owen Miller  Great Britain 3:54.57
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alexandr Rabotnitskii  RPC 3:55.78
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ndiaga Dieng  Italy 3:57.24
4 Michael Brannigan  United States 3:58.43 SB
5 Daiki Akai  Japan 3:58.78
6 Pavel Sarkeev  RPC 4:00.43
7 Daniel Pek  Poland 4:01.00 SB
8 Yuki Iwata  Japan 4:01.72
9 Yuji Togawa  Japan 4:03.62
10 Carmelo Rivera Fuentes  Puerto Rico 4:03.68 PB
11 Cristiano Pereira  Portugal 4:05.10
12 Sandro Patricio Correia Baessa  Portugal 4:05.50
13 Pavlo Voluikevych  Ukraine 4:05.75
14 Gaël Geffroy  France 4:15.52

References

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  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.