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Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T38

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Men's 1500 metres T38
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates4 September 2021 (final)
Competitors9 from 6 nations
Winning time3:58.92
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Nathan Riech  Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Abdelkrim Krai  Algeria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Deon Kenzie  Australia
2016
2024

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

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

World Record  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  Australia

Results

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The final took place on 4 September 2021, at 19:15:[2]

Rank Name Nationality Class Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Nathan Riech  Canada T38 3:58.92 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Abdelkrim Krai  Algeria T38 4:03.07 AR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.