Men's 1500 metres T20
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates3 September 2021
Competitors14 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Owen Miller  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alexandr Rabotnitskii  RPC
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ndiaga Dieng  Italy

The men's 1500 metres T20 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place on 3 September 2021.

The T20 category is for athletes with intellectual impairment. T20 athletes have an IQ score of 75 or less.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]

World Record Michael Brannigan (USA)3:45.50New York, United States11 February 2017
Paralympic Record Michael Brannigan (USA)3:51.73Rio de Janeiro, Brazil13 September 2016
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa4:31.47Record Mark
America3:45.50 WRMichael Brannigan United States
Asia3:53.35Daiki Akai Japan
Europe3:54.36Aleksandr Rabotnitskii Russia
Oceania4:11.81Kyle McIntosh Australia

Results

The final took place on 3 September 2021, at 10:13:[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Owen Miller Great Britain3:54.57
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Alexandr Rabotnitskii RPC3:55.78
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Ndiaga Dieng Italy3:57.24
4Michael Brannigan United States3:58.43SB
5Daiki Akai Japan3:58.78
6Pavel Sarkeev RPC4:00.43
7Daniel Pek Poland4:01.00SB
8Yuki Iwata Japan4:01.72
9Yuji Togawa Japan4:03.62
10Carmelo Rivera Fuentes Puerto Rico4:03.68PB
11Cristiano Pereira Portugal4:05.10
12Sandro Patricio Correia Baessa Portugal4:05.50
13Pavlo Voluikevych Ukraine4:05.75
14Gaël Geffroy France4:15.52

References

  1. "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
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