Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 5000 metres T11

Men's 5000 metres T11
at the XV Paralympic Games
VenueRio Olympic Stadium
Dates8 September
Competitors10 from 8 nations
Medalists
   Kenya
   Brazil
   Kenya
Athletics at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
By Event
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men women
Field events
Long jump men women
High jump men
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Club throw men women
By Classification
Classification Key
T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired
T/F20: Intellectual disability
T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy
F40-41: Les Autres
T/F42–47: Amputees
T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability
T11-13
T11/F11 men women
T12/F12 men women
T13/F13 men women
T20
T20/F20 men women
T32-38
T32/F32 men women
T33/F33 men women
T34/F34 men women
T35/F35 men women
T36/F36 men women
T37/F37 men women
T38/F38 men women
T40-41
T40/F40 men women
T41/F41 men women
T42-47
T42/F42 men women
T43/F43 men women
T44/F44 men women
T45/F45 men women
T46/F46 men women
T47/F47 men women
T51-57
T51/F51 men women
T52/F52 men women
T53/F53 men women
T54/F54 men women
T55/F55 men women
T56/F56 men women
T57/F57 men women

The Men's 5000 metres T11 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Rio Olympic Stadium on 8 September.[1]

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.[2]

Results[3]

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Samwel Mushai Kimani
Guide: James Boit
Kenya 15:16.11 PB
2nd, silver medalist(s) Odair Santos
Guide: Carlos Santos
Brazil 15:17.55
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 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 -

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. DQ = disqualified RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DNF = Did not finish. DNS = Did not start.

References

  1. [http://results.paralympics.channel4.com/paralympic/track-field/event/men-5000m-t11/phase=atm511100/index.html?intcmp=[#]-schline-calltoaction]
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