Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 5000 metres T11
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| Men's 5000 metres T11 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium |
| Dates | 27 August 2021 (final) |
| Competitors | 10 from 7 nations |
| Winning time | 15:13.62 |
| Medalists | |
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The men's 5000 metres T11 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place on 27 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:[1]
| World Record | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Henry Wanyoike (KEN) | 15:11.07 | Athens, Greece | 24 September 2004 |
| Paralympic Record | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Henry Wanyoike (KEN) | 15:11.07 | Athens, Greece | 24 September 2004 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 15:11.07 WR | Henry Wanyoike | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya |
| America | 15:16.82 | Odair Santos | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil |
| Asia | 15:11.79 | Shinya Wada | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
| Europe | 15:43.34 | Robert Matthews | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain |
| Oceania | 17:29.33 | Gerrard Gosens | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
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Results
The final took place at 09:35.[2]
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | Yeltsin Jacques | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 15:13.62 | AR |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | Kenya Karasawa | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 15:18.12 | |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | Shinya Wada | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 15:21.03 | |
| 4 | Rodgers Kiprop | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 15:27.06 | PB |
| 5 | Rosbil Guillen | File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru | 15:35.82 | PB |
| 6 | Darwin Castro | File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador | 15:49.60 | |
| 7 | Júlio César Agripino | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 16:26.31 | SB |
| 8 | Cristian Valenzuela Guide: Matías Andrés Silva |
File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | 17:15.14 | |
| 9 | Wilson Bii | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 17:31.73 | |
| Fedor Rudakov Guide: Vladimir Miasnikov |
File:Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg RPC | DQ | WPA 7.9.3 |
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References
- ↑ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ↑ "Athletics – Men's 5000m - T11 – Final – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 27 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.