The T/F 11 categorisation of athletics events, for athletes with the highest level of visual impairment. at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, take place at the Rio Olympic Stadium from September 8. A total of 19 events are contested in the classifications for which T/F11 athletes are eligible. This includes a number of T/F12 events in which T/F11 athletes are entitled to compete.

For men, there are seven track and three field events at T/F11, while for women there are six track and three field events. In both cases, one of the track events is the T11-13 4 x 100 metres relay.

Men Track T11 100m

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes 3 2347 0.123 10.99 1 1146 0.176 11.08 5 1911 0.199 11.11 4 7 1241 0.188 11.32

T11 200m

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes 3 1911 0.183 22.44 5 1146 0.203 22.52 7 1167 0.167 23.04 4 1 1242 0.164 23.24

T11 400m

18:49 17 September 2016:

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes 3 1419 0.146 50.22 5 1146 0.175 50.38 1 1911 0.202 50.63 4 7 1167 0.167 50.93 T11 5000m

The Men's 5000 metres T11 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Rio Olympic Stadium on 8 September.

The event was undertaken as a single final for all competitors, using guides. It was the first medal awarded at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, and was won by Kenya's Samwel Mushai Kimani, holding off the host's world champion Odair Santos, who took silver ahead of Kenyan Wilson Bii.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes Samwel Mushai KimaniGuide: James Boit 15:16.11 PB Odair SantosGuide: Carlos Santos 15:17.55 Wilson BiiGuide: Benard Korir 15:22.96 PB 4 Hasan Huseyin KacarGuide: Muhammet Ugur Cakir 15:49.52 PB 5 Zhang ZhenGuide: Zhang Mingyang 15:53.47 6 Shinya WadaGuide: Takashi Nakata 16:02.97 7 Darwin CastroGuide: Sebastian Rosero 16:25.38 8 Nuno AlvesGuide: Ricardo Abreu 17:03.64 9 Erick Kipto SangGuide: Bernard Kipkurui Terer DQ - Cristian ValenzuelaGuide: Jonathan Balados DNS -

DQ = disqualified RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DNF = Did not finish. DNS = Did not start.

T11-13 4 x 100 metre relay

Rank Lane Nation Competitors Time Notes 3 Diogo Ualisson Jeronimo da Silva (T12)Gustavo Henrique Araujo (T13) Daniel Silva (T11) guide : Heitor de Oliveira Sales Felipe Gomes (T11) guide : Jonas de Lima Silva 42.37 PR RR 5 Di Dongdong (T11) guide : Wang LinSun Qichao (T12)Chen Mingyu (T12)Liu Wei (T13) 43.05 RR 1 Miran Sakhatov (T11) guide : Jaloliddin KhamrokulovMansur Abdirashidov (T12) Doniyor Saliev (T12) Fakhriddin Khamraev (T12) 43.47 SB 4 7 Johannes Nambala (T13)Moses Tobias (T11) guide : Andre Oberholster Martin Amutenya Aloisius (T12) Ananias Shikongo (T11) guide : Even Tjiviju 43.66

Road

T12 Marathon The T12 men's marathon was open to both T12 and T11 competitors.

Rank Name Nationality classification Time Notes El Amin Chentouf T12 2:32:17 SB Alberto Suarez Laso T12 2:33:11 SB Masahiro Okamura T12 2:33.59 4 Tadashi Horikoshi T12 2:36.50 SB 5 Shinya Wada T11 2:39.52 6 Gabriel Macchi T12 2:43.49 SB 7 Jorge Pina T12 2:55.47 8 Sandi Novak T11 3:02.36 - Gustavo Nieves T12 Did not finish - Elkin Alonso Serna Moreno T12 Did not finish - Gad Yarkoni T11 Disqualified

Field

F11 Long Jump

The Men's long Jump F11 is for athletes with the highest level of visual impairment. Athletes approach the jump blindfolded, guided by a coach or guide. The event was contested on the first morning of the Games on September 8, and Ricardo Costa De Oliveira won gold, the first gold for the host nation at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Rank Athlete 123456 Best Notes x 6.41 x 6.32 6.43 6.52 6.52 5.01 5.39 5.95 5.61 6.44 5.93 6.44 6.15 6.18 6.20 x x 5.90 6.20 4 5.81 6.10 5.78 5.99 5.06 6.12 6.12 5 5.70 5.88 5.89 5.95 6.09 5.81 6.09 6 x 5.88 5.69 6.05 5.97 x 6.05 7 5.74 5.66 x 5.58 5.48 5.40 5.74 8 x x 5.66 5.58 5.48 5.40 5.66 9 5.59 5.57 5.58 - - - 5.59 10 x 5.39 5.29 - - - 5.39 11 x 4.08 4.07 - - - 4.08

F11 Discus

F12 Shot Put The men's shot put F12 competition was also open to F11 athletes, but no factoring took place. Oney Tapia of Italy was the only F11 athlete to enter, finishing 9th.

Rank Athlete Distance Notes 16.44 F12 15.98 F12 15.94 F12 4 15.61 F12 5 15.23 F12 6 15.07 F12 7 15.01 F12 8 13.75 F12 9 12.72 (3) F11 10 12.43 (3)

Women

Track

T11 100m

The Women's 100 metres T11 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics will take place at the Rio Olympic Stadium on 8 and 9 September. It features 16 athletes from 11 countries, and expansion form 2012 that has led to the addition of a semi-final round.

The event is for athletes with the highest level of visual disability, and runners run in blindfolds, and are assisted by sighted guides. As such, races contain 4 rather than 8 athletes. Guides of medal winners are also awarded medals.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes Libby Clegg Guide: Chris Clarke 11.96 Zhou GuohuaGuide: Jia Dengpu 11.98 Liu CuiqingGuide: Xu Donglin 12.07 4 Terezinha GuilherminaGuide: Rafael Lazarini DQ

T11 200m

T11 400m

T11 1500m

T11-13 4 x 100 metre relay

Road

T12 Marathon

Field

F11 Long Jump

F11 Discus

F12 Shot Put

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