| Men's 1500 metres T38 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 4 September 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 6 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's 1500 metres T38 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place on 4 September 2021.
The T38 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. T38 athletes have the mildest form of impairment caused by cerebral palsy, often in only one limb, and not affecting the ability to run, walk or jump freely, although impairing performance. T38 athletes may suffer minor co-ordination difficulties.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]
| World Record | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Nathan Riech (CAN) | 3:47.89 | Portland, United States | 29 May 2021 |
| Paralympic Record |  Abbes Saidi (TUN) | 4:13.81 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 10 September 2016 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 4:04.70 | Abdelkrim Krai |  Algeria |
| America | 3:47.89 WR | Nathan Riech | Canada |
| Asia | 4:48.46 | Apisit Taprom |  Thailand |
| Europe | 4:04.39 | Redouane Hennouni-Bouzidi |  France |
| Oceania | 3:58.43 | Deon Kenzie | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
Results
The final took place on 4 September 2021, at 19:15:[2]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Class | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Nathan Riech | Canada | T38 | 3:58.92 | GR |
 | Abdelkrim Krai | Algeria | T38 | 4:03.07 | AR |
 | Deon Kenzie |  Australia | T38 | 4:03.76 | |
| 4 | Redouane Hennouni-Bouzidi | France | T38 | 4:05.95 | |
| 5 | Liam Stanley | Canada | T37 | 4:06.95 | GR |
| 6 | Daniel Bounty | Australia | T38 | 4:12.95 | |
| 7 | Louis Radius | France | T38 | 4:17.19 | |
| 8 | Michael McKillop |  Ireland | T37 | 4:27.69 | |
| 9 | Carlos Alberto Castillo |  Nicaragua | T38 | 4:54.91 | SB |
References
- ↑ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ↑ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
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