The Men's 5000m athletics events for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 31 August to 7 September. A total of three events were contested over this distance for three different classifications.
Schedule R Round 1½ SemifinalsF Final Event↓/Date → Fri 31 Sat 1 Sun 2 Mon 3 Tue 4 Wed 5 Thr 6 Fri 7 T11 5000m R F T12 5000mR F T54 5000mR ½ F
Results
T11
Top five finishers:
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes Cristian ValenzuelaGuide: Cristopher Guajardo 15:26.26 PB Jason Joseph DunkerleyGuide: Josh Karanja 15:34.07 PB Shinya Wada 15:55.26 RR4 Francis Thuo KaranjaGuide: James Kuria Karanja 15:56.67 PB5 Nuno Alves 16:06.28 SB
T12
Top five finishers:
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes El Amin Chentouf 13:53.76 WR Abderrahim Zhiou 14:19.97 PB Henry Kirwa 14:20.76 PB4 Gustavo Nieves 14:22.93 RR5 Tadashi Horikoshi 14:48.89 RR
T54
Final
Top five finishers:
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes David Weir 11:07.65 Kurt Fearnley 11:07.90 Julien Casoli 11:08.07 4 Marcel Hug 11:08.16 5 Prawat Wahoram 11:08.55
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