The Men's 1500 metres T11 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 31 August to 3 September.
Records Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
World record4:04.327 August 2011São Paulo, BrazilParalympic record4:01.19August 1996Atlanta, United StatesBroken records during the 2012 Summer ParalympicsWorld record 3:58.37 3 September 2012
Results
Round 1 Competed 31 August 2012 from 11:13. Qual. rule: winner of each heat (Q) plus the two fastest other times (q) qualified.
Heat 1 Rank Athlete Country Time Notes1 Samwel Mushai KimaniGuide: James Boit 4:09.44 Q, PB2 Jason Joseph DunkerleyGuide: Josh Karanja 4:13.67 Q3 William SosaGuide: Cesar Chavarro Dias 4:15.66 q, PB4 Carlos J Barto SilvaGuide: Cassio Henrique Damiao 4:25.36 SB5 Albert AsadullinGuide: Vladislav Timerbaev 4:25.98 PB6 Nuno AlvesGuide: Jose Ferreira DNF 7 Mohamed Ed DahmaniGuide: Mustapha Sanjach DQ
Heat 2 Rank Athlete Country Time Notes1 Odair SantosGuide: Carlos Antonio dos Santos 4:14.95 Q2 Cristian ValenzuelaGuide: Cristopher Guajardo 4:15.54 Q, PB3 Mikael AndersenGuide: Laust Bengtsen 4:17.44 q, SB4 Shinya Wada 4:18.71 PB5 Luis Zapien RosasGuide: Juan Carlos Mariscal Rivera 4:24.52 PB6 Ricardo ValeGuide: Paulo Ramos 4:31.77 7 Immanuel Kipkosgei CheruiyotGuide: Robert Tarus DQ
Final Competed 3 September 2012 at 20:31. Rank Athlete Country Time Notes Samwel Mushai KimaniGuide: James Boit 3:58.37 WR Odair SantosGuide: Carlos Antonio dos Santos 4:03.66 RR Jason Joseph DunkerleyGuide: Josh Karanja 4:07.56 PB4 Cristian ValenzuelaGuide: Cristopher Guajardo 4:07.79 PB5 William SosaGuide: Cesar Chavarro Dias 4:13.53 PB6 Mikael AndersenGuide: Laust Bengtsen 4:16.12 SB
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DNF = Did not finish.
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