Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T11
# Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T11

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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/F11–13 |||||||
| Track |||||||
| 100 m | T11 | | T12 | | T13 |
| 200 m | T11 | | T12 | | T13 |
| 400 m | T11 | | T12 | | T13 |
| 800 m | | | T12 | | T13 |
| 1500 m | T11 | | | | T13 |
| 5000 m | T11 | | T12 | | |
| 4×100 m relay | T11–13 | T11–13 | T11–13 | T11–13 | T11–13 |
| Road |||||||
| Marathon | | | T12 | | |
| Field |||||||
| Long jump | F11 | | | | F13 |
| Triple jump | F11 | | F12 | | |
| Shot put | F11–12 | F11–12 | F11–12 | | |
| Discus throw | F11 | | | | |
| Javelin throw | | | F12–13 | F12–13 | F12–13 |
| Women T/F11–13 |||||||
| Track |||||||
| 100 m | T11 | | T12 | | T13 |
| 200 m | T11 | | T12 | | |
| 400 m | | | T12 | | T13 |
| 1500 m | | | T12 | | |
| Field |||||||
| Long jump | F11–12 | F11–12 | F11–12 | | F13 |
| Shot put | F11–12 | F11–12 | F11–12 | | |
| Discus throw | F11–12 | F11–12 | F11–12 | | |
| Javelin throw | | | F12–13 | F12–13 | F12–13 |

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.

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.

## Records

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

| World record | Odair Santos (BRA) | 4:04.32 | 7 August 2011 | São Paulo, Brazil |
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| Paralympic record | José Antonio Sánchez (ESP) | 4:01.19 | August 1996 | Atlanta, United States |
| Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics |||||
| World record | Samwel Mushai Kimani (KEN) | 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 | Notes |
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| 1 | Samwel Mushai Kimani Guide: James Boit | Kenya | 4:09.44 | Q, PB |
| 2 | Jason Joseph Dunkerley Guide: Josh Karanja | Canada | 4:13.67 | Q |
| 3 | William Sosa Guide: Cesar Chavarro Dias | Colombia | 4:15.66 | q, PB |
| 4 | Carlos J Barto Silva Guide: Cassio Henrique Damiao | Brazil | 4:25.36 | SB |
| 5 | Albert Asadullin Guide: Vladislav Timerbaev | Russia | 4:25.98 | PB |
| 6 | Nuno Alves Guide: Jose Ferreira | Portugal | DNF | |
| 7 | Mohamed Ed Dahmani Guide: Mustapha Sanjach | Morocco | DQ | |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Odair Santos Guide: Carlos Antonio dos Santos | Brazil | 4:14.95 | Q |
| 2 | Cristian Valenzuela Guide: Cristopher Guajardo | Chile | 4:15.54 | Q, PB |
| 3 | Mikael Andersen Guide: Laust Bengtsen | Denmark | 4:17.44 | q, SB |
| 4 | Shinya Wada | Japan | 4:18.71 | PB |
| 5 | Luis Zapien Rosas Guide: Juan Carlos Mariscal Rivera | Mexico | 4:24.52 | PB |
| 6 | Ricardo Vale Guide: Paulo Ramos | Portugal | 4:31.77 | |
| 7 | Immanuel Kipkosgei Cheruiyot Guide: Robert Tarus | Kenya | DQ | |

### Final

Competed 3 September 2012 at 20:31.

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

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

