Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 5000 metres T11
| Men's 5000 metres T11 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| 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
[edit]Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]
| World Record |  Henry Wanyoike (KEN) |
15:11.07 | Athens, Greece | 24 September 2004 |
| Paralympic Record |  Henry Wanyoike (KEN) |
15:11.07 | Athens, Greece | 24 September 2004 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 15:11.07 WR | Henry Wanyoike | Kenya
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| America | 15:16.82 | Odair Santos |  Brazil
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| Asia | 15:11.79 | Shinya Wada |  Japan
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| Europe | 15:43.34 | Robert Matthews |  Great Britain
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| Oceania | 17:29.33 | Gerrard Gosens |  Australia
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Results
[edit]The final took place at 09:35.[2]
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Yeltsin Jacques | Brazil |
15:13.62 | AR |
 |
Kenya Karasawa |  Japan |
15:18.12 | |
 |
Shinya Wada | Japan |
15:21.03 | |
| 4 | Rodgers Kiprop | Kenya |
15:27.06 | PB |
| 5 | Rosbil Guillen |  Peru |
15:35.82 | PB |
| 6 | Darwin Castro |  Ecuador |
15:49.60 | |
| 7 | Júlio César Agripino | Brazil |
16:26.31 | SB |
| 8 | Cristian Valenzuela Guide: Matías Andrés Silva |
 Chile |
17:15.14 | |
| 9 | Wilson Bii | Kenya |
17:31.73 | |
| Fedor Rudakov Guide: Vladimir Miasnikov |
 RPC |
DQ | WPA 7.9.3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "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.