Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T11
# Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T11

The men's 1500 metres T11 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place between 30 and 31 August 2021.

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 records were as follows:

| World Record | Samwel Mushai Kimani (KEN) | 3:58.37 | London, United Kingdom | 3 September 2012 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Paralympic Record | Samwel Mushai Kimani (KEN) | 3:58.37 | London, United Kingdom | 3 September 2012 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
| Africa | 3:58.37 WR | Samwel Mushai Kimani | Kenya |
| America | 4:03.66 | Odair Santos | Brazil |
| Asia | 4:05.75 | Shinya Wada | Japan |
| Europe | 4:05.11 | Robert Matthews | Great Britain |
| Oceania | 4:25.81 | Gerrard Gosens | Australia |

## Results

### Heats

Heat 1 took place on 30 August 2021, at 9:48:

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Yeltsin Jacques | Brazil | 4:07.34 | Q |
| 2 | Shinya Wada | Japan | 4:07.96 | Q, SB |
| 3 | Fedor Rudakov | RPC | 4:11.88 | q |
| 4 | Wilson Bii | Kenya | 4:18.59 | |
| 5 | Aleksander Kossakowski | Poland | 4:29.92 | |

Heat 2 took place on 30 August 2021, at 9:58:

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kenya Karasawa | Japan | 4:13.32 | Q |
| 2 | Darwin Castro | Ecuador | 4:13.74 | Q |
| 3 | Cristian Valenzuela | Chile | 4:14.85 | q, SB |
| 4 | Rosbil Guillen | Peru | 4:19.49 | SB |
| 5 | Erick Kiptoo Sang | Kenya | 4:32.73 | qR |
| | Júlio César Agripino | Brazil | DQ | WPA 18.2b |

### Final

The final took place on 31 August 2021, at 9:38:

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Yeltsin Jacques | Brazil | 3:57.60 | WR |
| | Shinya Wada | Japan | 4:05.27 | AR |
| | Fedor Rudakov | RPC | 4:05.55 | PB |
| 4 | Kenya Karasawa | Japan | 4:08.84 | SB |
| 5 | Darwin Castro | Ecuador | 4:10.24 | PB |
| 6 | Erick Kiptoo Sang | Kenya | 4:21.53 | |
| 7 | Cristian Valenzuela | Chile | 4:30.04 | |
