Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 5000 metres T11

The men's 5000 metres T11 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place on 27 August 2021.

Men's 5000 metres T11
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates27 August 2021 (final)
Competitors10 from 7 nations
Winning time15:13.62
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yeltsin Jacques  Brazil
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kenya Karasawa  Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Shinya Wada  Japan
2016
2024

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

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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
America 15:16.82 Odair Santos   Brazil
Asia 15:11.79 Shinya Wada   Japan
Europe 15:43.34 Robert Matthews   Great Britain
Oceania 17:29.33 Gerrard Gosens   Australia

Results

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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

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  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ "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.