Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T46
# Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T46

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| Classification |||||||
| T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired |||||||
| T/F20: Intellectual disability |||||||
| T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy |||||||
| F40: Les Autres |||||||
| T/F42–46: Amputees |||||||
| T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability |||||||
| Men T/F42–46 |||||||
| Track |||||||
| 100 m | T42 | | T44 | | T46 |
| 200 m | T42 | | T44 | | T46 |
| 400 m | | | T44 | | T46 |
| 800 m | | | | | T46 |
| 1500 m | | | | | T46 |
| 4×100 m relay | | T42-46 | T42-46 | T42-46 |
| Road |||||||
| Marathon | | | | | T46 |
| Field |||||||
| Long jump | | F42-44 | F42-44 | | F46 |
| Triple jump | | | | | F46 |
| High jump | F42 | | | | F46 |
| Shot put | | F42-44 | F42-44 | F42-44 | F46 |
| Discus throw | F42 | | F44 |
| Javelin throw | F42 | | F44 |
| Women T/F42–46 |||||||
| Track |||||||
| 100 m | T42 | | T44 | | T46 |
| 200 m | | | T44 | | T46 |
| 400 m | | | | | T46 |
| Field |||||||
| Long jump | | F42-44 | F42-44 | | F46 |
| Shot put | | F42-44 | F42-44 | F42-44 |
| Javelin throw | | | | | F46 |

The Men's 1500 metres T46 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 1 to 4 September.

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

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:

| World & Paralympic record | Abraham Tarbei (KEN) | 3:52.50 | 10 September 2008 | Beijing, China |
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| Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics |||||
| World record | Abraham Tarbei (KEN) | 3:50.15 | 4 September 2012 | |

## Results

### Round 1

Competed 1 September 2012 from 12:53. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Samir Nouioua | Algeria | 3:57.27 | Q |
| 2 | Jonah Kipkemoi Chesum | Kenya | 3:59.72 | Q, SB |
| 3 | Matthew Silcocks | Australia | 4:05.48 | Q |
| 4 | Cahit Kilicaslan | Turkey | 4:08.55 | PB |
| 5 | Tesfalem Gebru Kebede | Ethiopia | 4:09.51 | SB |
| 6 | Remy Nikobimeze | Burundi | 4:10.70 | |
| 7 | Isidro Vildosola | Philippines | 4:30.42 | SB |
| 8 | Houssein Omar Hassan | Djibouti | 11:23.50 | SB |
| 9 | Marcin Awizen | Poland | DNF | |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Abraham Tarbei | Kenya | 3:59.79 | Q, SB |
| 2 | Wondiye Fikre Indelbu | Ethiopia | 4:00.21 | Q, SB |
| 3 | Mohamed Fouzai | Tunisia | 4:01.23 | Q |
| 4 | David Emong | Uganda | 4:01.54 | q, PB |
| 5 | Stanley Cheruiyot | Kenya | 4:01.58 | q, PB |
| 6 | Chris Hammer | United States | 4:03.41 | q |
| 7 | Davide Dalla Palma | Italy | 4:03.58 | q, PB |
| 8 | Theoneste Nsengimana | Rwanda | 4:08.83 | |
| 9 | Naeem Masih | Pakistan | 4:51.35 | SB |

### Final

Competed 4 September 2012 at 20:24.

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| | 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 | |

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DNF = Did not finish.

