Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – T11
# Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – T11

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.

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.

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

### T11 100m

| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 3 | 2347 | David Brown | United States | 0.123 | 10.99 |
| | 1 | 1146 | Felipe Gomes | Brazil | 0.176 | 11.08 |
| | 5 | 1911 | Ananias Shikongo | Namibia | 0.199 | 11.11 |
| 4 | 7 | 1241 | Dongdong Di | China | 0.188 | 11.32 |

### T11 200m

| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 3 | 1911 | Ananias Shikongo | Namibia | 0.183 | 22.44 |
| | 5 | 1146 | Felipe Gomes | Brazil | 0.203 | 22.52 |
| | 7 | 1167 | Daniel Silva | Brazil | 0.167 | 23.04 |
| 4 | 1 | 1242 | Zetan Fan | China | 0.164 | 23.24 |

### T11 400m

18:49 17 September 2016:

| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 3 | 1419 | Gerard Descarrega Puigdevall | Spain | 0.146 | 50.22 |
| | 5 | 1146 | Felipe Gomes | Brazil | 0.175 | 50.38 |
| | 1 | 1911 | Ananias Shikongo | Namibia | 0.202 | 50.63 |
| 4 | 7 | 1167 | Daniel Silva | Brazil | 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 Kimani Guide: James Boit | Kenya | 15:16.11 | PB |
| | Odair Santos Guide: Carlos Santos | Brazil | 15:17.55 | |
| | Wilson Bii Guide: Benard Korir | Kenya | 15:22.96 | PB |
| 4 | Hasan Huseyin Kacar Guide: Muhammet Ugur Cakir | Turkey | 15:49.52 | PB |
| 5 | Zhang Zhen Guide: Zhang Mingyang | China | 15:53.47 | |
| 6 | Shinya Wada Guide: Takashi Nakata | Japan | 16:02.97 | |
| 7 | Darwin Castro Guide: Sebastian Rosero | Ecuador | 16:25.38 | |
| 8 | Nuno Alves Guide: Ricardo Abreu | Portugal | 17:03.64 | |
| 9 | Erick Kipto Sang Guide: Bernard Kipkurui Terer | Kenya | DQ | |
| - | Cristian Valenzuela Guide: Jonathan Balados | Chile | DNS | - |

### T11-13 4 x 100 metre relay

| Rank | Lane | Nation | Competitors | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | 3 | Brazil | 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 | China | Di Dongdong (T11) guide : Wang Lin Sun Qichao (T12) Chen Mingyu (T12) Liu Wei (T13) | 43.05 RR |
| | 1 | Uzbekistan | Miran Sakhatov (T11) guide : Jaloliddin Khamrokulov Mansur Abdirashidov (T12) Doniyor Saliev (T12) Fakhriddin Khamraev (T12) | 43.47 SB |
| 4 | 7 | Namibia | Johannes Nambala (T13) Moses Tobias (T11) guide : Andre Oberholster Martin Amutenya Aloisius (T12) Ananias Shikongo (T11) guide : Even Tjiviju | 43.66 |

### T12 Marathon

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

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

### 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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Best |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ricardo Costa de Oliveira (BRA) | x | 6.41 | x | 6.32 | 6.43 | 6.52 | 6.52 |
| | Lex Gillette (USA) | 5.01 | 5.39 | 5.95 | 5.61 | 6.44 | 5.93 | 6.44 |
| | Ruslan Katyshev (UKR) | 6.15 | 6.18 | 6.20 | x | x | 5.90 | 6.20 |
| 4 | Yang Chuan-Hui (TPE) | 5.81 | 6.10 | 5.78 | 5.99 | 5.06 | 6.12 | 6.12 |
| 5 | Elchin Muradov (AZE) | 5.70 | 5.88 | 5.89 | 5.95 | 6.09 | 5.81 | 6.09 |
| 6 | Xavier Porras (ESP) | x | 5.88 | 5.69 | 6.05 | 5.97 | x | 6.05 |
| 7 | Chen Xingyu (CHN) | 5.74 | 5.66 | x | 5.58 | 5.48 | 5.40 | 5.74 |
| 8 | Mehmet Tunc (TUR) | x | x | 5.66 | 5.58 | 5.48 | 5.40 | 5.66 |
| 9 | Firas Bentria (ALG) | 5.59 | 5.57 | 5.58 | - | - | - | 5.59 |
| 10 | Martin Parejo Maza (ESP) | x | 5.39 | 5.29 | - | - | - | 5.39 |
| 11 | Hiep Nguyen Ngoc (VIE) | x | 4.08 | 4.07 | - | - | - | 4.08 |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Kim Lopez Gonzalez (ESP) | 16.44 | F12 |
| | Saman Pakbaz (IRI) | 15.98 | F12 |
| | Roman Danyliuk (UKR) | 15.94 | F12 |
| 4 | Mavlonbek Haydarov (UZB) | 15.61 | F12 |
| 5 | Caio Vinicius da Silva Pereira (BRA) | 15.23 | F12 |
| 6 | Miljenko Vucic (CRO) | 15.07 | F12 |
| 7 | Russell Short (AUS) | 15.01 | F12 |
| 8 | Hector Cabrera Llacer (ESP) | 13.75 | F12 |
| 9 | Oney Tapia (ITA) | 12.72 (3) | F11 |
| 10 | Alessandro Rodrigo Silva (BRA) | 12.43 (3) | |

## Women

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Libby Clegg Guide: Chris Clarke | Great Britain | 11.96 |
| | Zhou Guohua Guide: Jia Dengpu | China | 11.98 |
| | Liu Cuiqing Guide: Xu Donglin | China | 12.07 |
| 4 | Terezinha Guilhermina Guide: Rafael Lazarini | Brazil | DQ |
