Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres
# Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres

The Men's 1500m athletics events for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 31 August to 4 September. A total of six events were contested over this distance for six different classifications.

## Schedule

| R | Round 1 | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Event↓/Date → | Fri 31 | Fri 31 | Sat 1 | Sat 1 | Mon 3 | Mon 3 | Tue 4 | Tue 4 |
| T11 1500m | R | R | ½ | ½ | F | F | | |
| T13 1500m | | | | | R | R | F | F |
| T20 1500m | | | | | R | R | F | F |
| T37 1500m | | | | | F | F | | |
| T46 1500m | | | R | R | | | F | F |
| T54 1500m | | | | | R | R | ½ | F |

## Results

### T11

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.

Final

Competed 3 September 2012 at 20:31.

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Samwel Mushai Kimani Guide: James Boit | Kenya | 3:58.37 | WR |
| | Odair Santos Guide: Carlos Antonio dos Santos | Brazil | 4:03.66 | RR |
| | Jason Joseph Dunkerley Guide: Josh Karanja | Canada | 4:07.56 | PB |
| 4 | Cristian Valenzuela Guide: Cristopher Guajardo | Chile | 4:07.79 | PB |
| 5 | William Sosa Guide: Cesar Chavarro Dias | Colombia | 4:13.53 | PB |
| 6 | Mikael Andersen Guide: Laust Bengtsen | Denmark | 4:16.12 | SB |

### T13

The T13 category is for athletes with a moderate visual impairment. Athletes in this category have a variety of visual impairments, but can typically recognize contours from a distance of 2 to 6 metres. Athletes in this category do not typically require a guide.

Final

Competed 4 September 2012 at 19:16.

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Abderrahim Zhiou | Tunisia | T12 | 3:48.31 | WR |
| | David Korir | Kenya | T13 | 3:48.84 | WR |
| | David Devine | Great Britain | T12 | 3:49.79 | RR |
| 4 | Tarik Zalzouli | Morocco | T13 | 3:52.12 | PB |
| 5 | Henry Kirwa | Kenya | T12 | 3:53.55 | PB |
| 6 | Tim Prendergast | New Zealand | T13 | 3:53.60 | PB |
| 7 | Łukasz Wietecki | Poland | T13 | 3:56.26 | |
| 8 | Alexey Akhtyamov | Russia | T13 | 3:56.29 | |
| 9 | Abdelillah Mame | Morocco | T13 | 3:56.29 | |
| 10 | El Amin Chentouf | Morocco | T12 | 4:00.43 | |
| 11 | Ignacio Avila | Spain | T12 | 4:04.83 | |
| 12 | Egor Sharov | Russia | T12 | 4:10.83 | |

### T20

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

There were no heats in this event. The final was competed on 4 September 2012 at 19:34.

Final

Competed 4 September 2012 at 19:34.

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Peyman Nasiri Bazanjani | Iran | 3:58.49 | SB |
| | Daniel Pek | Poland | 3:59.45 | PB |
| | Rafal Korc | Poland | 3:59.53 | PB |
| 4 | Andriy Goliney | Ukraine | 4:00.21 | PB |
| 5 | Viacheslav Khrustalev | Russia | 4:01.99 | |
| 6 | Stephen Morris | Great Britain | 4:02.50 | |
| 7 | Viktor Shcherbyna | Ukraine | 4:04.77 | |
| 8 | Jose Martinez Morote | Spain | 4:04.85 | PB |
| 9 | Yuya Kimura | Japan | 4:10.85 | SB |
| 10 | Kuniaki Ishii | Japan | 4:13.35 | |
| 11 | Michael Murray | United States | 4:18.78 | |

### T37

The T37 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. These athletes have movement and coordination problems on one half of their body. They have good ability in their dominant side of their body (ie hemiplegia).

There were no heats in this event. The final was competed on 3 September 2012 at 20:47.

Final

Competed 3 September 2012 at 20:47.

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Michael McKillop | Ireland | 4:08.11 | PR |
| | Brad Scott | Australia | 4:14.47 | SB |
| | Mohamed Charmi | Tunisia | 4:14.90 | RR |
| 4 | Madjid Djemai | Algeria | 4:16.50 | PB |
| 5 | Faycel Othmani | Tunisia | 4:19.94 | PB |
| 6 | Hafid Aharak | Morocco | 4:21.47 | PB |
| 7 | Dean Miller | Great Britain | 4:21.57 | |
| 8 | Djamel Mastouri | France | 4:27.02 | |
| 9 | Oleksandr Driha | Ukraine | 4:27.48 | PB |
| 10 | Khaled Hanani | Algeria | 4:29.23 | |

### T46

The T46 category is for athletes who have a single above or below elbow amputation or similar disability, with normal function in both legs.

Final

Competed 4 September 2012 at 20:24.

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Abraham Tarbei | Kenya | 3:50.15 | WR |
| | Wondiye Fikre Indelbu | Ethiopia | 3:50.87 | PB |
| | Samir Nouioua | Algeria | 3:51.80 | PB |
| 4 | David Emong | Uganda | 3:58.47 | PB |
| 5 | Mohamed Fouzai | Tunisia | 3:58.79 | SB |
| 6 | Matthew Silcocks | Australia | 3:59.79 | PB |
| 7 | Jonah Kipkemoi Chesum | Kenya | 4:00.38 | |
| 8 | Cahit Kilicaslan | Turkey | 4:00.77 | PB |
| 9 | Chris Hammer | United States | 4:01.76 | |
| 10 | Davide Dalla Palma | Italy | 4:02.26 | PB |
| 11 | Stanley Cheruiyot | Kenya | 4:02.54 | |

### T54

The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.

Final

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | David Weir | Great Britain | 3:12.09 |
| | Prawat Wahoram | Thailand | 3:12.32 |
| | Kim Gyu Dae | South Korea | 3:12.57 |
| 4 | Marcel Hug | Switzerland | 3:12.76 |
| 5 | Saichon Konjen | Thailand | 3:12.84 |
| 6 | Liu Chengming | China | 3:12.86 |
| 7 | Kurt Fearnley | Australia | 3:13.23 |
| 8 | Liu Yang | China | 3:13.63 |
| 9 | Zhang Lixin | China | 3:14.05 |
| 10 | Josh Cassidy | Canada | 3:14.70 |
