# List of Paralympic medalists in the 1500 metres

The 1500 metres races were part of the Summer Paralympics program in 1980. The event was contested by both men and women.

## Men's medal summaries
### Ambulant athletes

| Class | Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| C7 | 1988 | Benny Govaerts Belgium | Rudolf Kocmut Yugoslavia | Robert Mearns Canada |
| C7-8 | 1992 | John Nethercott Great Britain | Heikki Lehikoinen Finland | Andrzej Wrobel Poland |
| C8 | 1988 | Ari Lehto Finland | John McGuinness Ireland | Stephen Syndercombe Great Britain |
| L6 | 1984 | Jouko Grip Finland | Peter Williams Great Britain | Robert Love Great Britain |
| T34-37 | 1996 | Andrzej Wrobel Poland | Malcolm Pringle South Africa | Faouzi Bellele Algeria |
| T36 | 2000 | Yong Jin Choi South Korea | Danylo Seredin Ukraine | Jesus Gonzalez Spain |
| T36 | 2004 | Artem Arefyev Russia | Jose Pampano Spain | He Chengen China |
| T37 | 2000 | Andrzej Wrobel Poland | Dana Zimmerman United States | Benny Govaerts Belgium |
| T37 | 2012 | Michael McKillop Ireland | Brad Scott Australia | Mohamed Charmi Tunisia |
| T37 | 2016 | Michael McKillop Ireland | Liam Stanley Canada | Madjid Djemai Algeria |
| T38 | 2016 | Abbes Saidi Tunisia | Deon Kenzie Australia | Louis Radius France |
| T38 | 2020 | Nathan Riech Canada | Abdelkrim Krai Algeria | Deon Kenzie Australia |

### Amputee athletes

| Class | Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| A5 | 1984 | Cato Zahl Pedersen Norway | Slobodan Adzic Yugoslavia | Axel Hecker West Germany |
| A6 | 1984 | Harri Jauhiainen Finland | Michael O'Callaghan New Zealand | Giuseppe Pavan Italy |
| A6/A8-9/L4 | 1988 | Angel Marin Spain | Kai Pirttijärvi Finland | Sameh Ahmed Egypt |
| E | 1980 | R. Lindberg Finland | Chris Facey Canada | Jan Krauz Poland |
| E1 | 1980 | Cato Zahl Pedersen Norway | Yekutiel Gershoni Israel | Jorn Nielsen Denmark |
| F | 1980 | Karl Schroeder West Germany | J. Alexandre France | José Santos Poyatos Spain |
| F1 | 1980 | Khater Eid Ghreeb Egypt | Only one competitor | Only one competitor |
| TS4 | 1992 | Javier Conde Spain | Sergey Silchenco Unified Team | Wu Yanjian China |
| T44-46 | 1996 | David Evans Australia | Wu Yanjian China | Emmanuel Lacroix France |
| T46 | 2000 | Robert De Friese Evans United States | Emmanuel Lacroix France | Wu Yanjian China |
| T46 | 2008 | Abraham Tarbei Kenya | Abderrahman Ait Khamouch Spain | Samir Nouioua Algeria |
| T46 | 2012 | Abraham Tarbei Kenya | Wondiye Fikre Indelbu Ethiopia | Samir Nouioua Algeria |
| T46 | 2016 | Samir Nouioua Algeria | David Emong Uganda | Michael Roeger Australia |
| T46 | 2020 | Aleksandr Iaremchuk RPC | Hristiyan Stoyanov Bulgaria | David Emong Uganda |

### Blind athletes

| Class | Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| A | 1980 | Jacques Pilon Canada | Joerund Gaasemyr Norway | Hans Anton Aalien Norway |
| B | 1980 | Paul English Canada | Leamon Stansell United States | Bruce Sandilands Australia |
| B1 | 1984 | Robert Matthews Great Britain | Tofiri Kibuuka Norway | Patrick Kelly Ireland |
| B1 | 1988 | Robert Matthews Great Britain | Terje Loevaas Norway | Tofiri Kibuuka Norway |
| B1 | 1992 | Paulo de Almeida Coelho Portugal | Terje Loevaas Norway | Robert Matthews Great Britain |
| B2 | 1984 | Sixten Berner Sweden | Sverre Fuglerud Norway | Gunnar Thomsson Sweden |
| B2 | 1988 | Mariano Ruiz Spain | Noel Thatcher Great Britain | Michel Pavon France |
| B2 | 1992 | Noel Thatcher Great Britain | Waldemar Kikolski Poland | Jose Antonio Sanchez Spain |
| B3 | 1984 | James Brown Great Britain | Patrick de Ryck Belgium | Leamon Stansell United States |
| B3 | 1988 | Anthony Hamilton Great Britain | Farzat Timerboulatov Soviet Union | Tyrone Branch United States |
| B3 | 1992 | Christophe Carayon France | Said Gomez Panama | Anthony Hamilton Great Britain |
| T10 | 1996 | Paulo de Almeida Coelho Portugal | Robert Matthews Great Britain | Henry Willis United States |
| T11 | 1996 | Jose Antonio Sanchez Spain | Cesar Carlavilla Spain | Saulius Leonavicius Lithuania |
| T11 | 2000 | Paulo de Almeida Coelho Portugal | Jason Dunkerley Canada | Pedro Delgado Spain |
| T11 | 2004 | Mustapha El Aouzari Morocco | Jason Dunkerley Canada | Omar Benchiheb Algeria |
| T11 | 2008 | Zhang Zhen China | Samwel Mushai Kimani Kenya | Jason Dunkerley Canada |
| T11 | 2012 | Samwel Mushai Kimani Kenya | Odair Santos Brazil | Jason Dunkerley Canada |
| T11 | 2016 | Samwel Mushai Kimani Kenya | Odair Santos Brazil | Semih Deniz Turkey |
| T11 | 2020 | Yeltsin Jacques Brazil | Shinya Wada Japan | Fedor Rudakov RPC |
| T12 | 1996 | Said Gomez Panama | Stuart McGregor Canada | Christophe Carayon France |
| T12 | 2000 | Cesar Carlavilla Spain | Darren Westlake Great Britain | Oscar Serrano Spain |
| T13 | 2000 | Maher Bouallegue Tunisia | Tim Prendergast New Zealand | Said Gomez Panama |
| T13 | 2004 | Maher Bouallegue Tunisia | Odair Santos Brazil | Emanuel Asinikal Kenya |
| T13 | 2008 | Henry Kiprono Kirwa Kenya | Lazaro Raschid Aguilar Cuba | Ignacio Avila Spain |
| T13 | 2012 | Abderrahim Zhiou Tunisia | David Korir Kenya | David Devine Great Britain |
| T13 | 2016 | Abdellatif Baka Algeria | Tamiru Demisse Ethiopia | Henry Kirwa Kenya |
| T13 | 2020 | Anton Kuliatin RPC | Rouay Jebabli Tunisia | Jaryd Clifford Australia |

### Intellectually impaired athletes

| Class | Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| T20 | 2000 | Paul Mitchell Australia | Ihor Bodnar Ukraine | Tadeusz Chudzynski Poland |
| T20 | 2012 | Peyman Nasiri Bazanjani Iran | Daniel Pek Poland | Rafal Korc Poland |
| T20 | 2016 | Michael Brannigan United States | Daniel Pek Poland | Peyman Nasiri Bazanjani Iran |
| T20 | 2020 | Owen Miller Great Britain | Alexandr Rabotnitskii RPC | Ndiaga Dieng Italy |

### Wheelchair athletes

| Class | Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1A | 1988 | Heinrich Koeberle West Germany | Gunther Obert West Germany | Bart Dodson United States |
| 1B | 1988 | Serge Raymond Canada | Clayton Gerein Canada | Peter Schmid Switzerland |
| 1C | 1988 | Jeff Worthington United States | John Brewer United States | Alan Dufty Australia |
| 2 | 1984 | Heinz Frei Switzerland | Paul Clarke Canada | Mike Nugent Australia |
| 2 | 1988 | Heinz Frei Switzerland | Paul Clarke Canada | Wolfgang Petersen West Germany |
| 3 | 1984 | Paul van Winkel Belgium | Gregor Golombek West Germany | André Viger Canada |
| 3 | 1988 | Lars Lofstrom Sweden | Paul van Winkel Belgium | Gregor Golombek West Germany |
| 4 | 1980 | B. Parks United States | Rick Hansen Canada | Remi van Ophem Belgium |
| 4 | 1984 | Rick Hansen Canada | Peter Trotter Australia | Randy Snow United States |
| 4 | 1988 | Farid Amarouche France | Jean-François Poitevin France | Robert Courtney United States |
| 5 | 1980 | Mel Fitzgerald Canada | E. H. Roek Netherlands | Erich Hubel Australia |
| 5 | 1984 | Franz Nietlispach Switzerland | Mel Fitzgerald Canada | Robert McIntyre Australia |
| 5-6 | 1988 | Franz Nietlispach Switzerland | John Anderson United States | Jeff Adams Canada |
| A1-3/A9/L2 | 1988 | Mustapha Badid France | Daniel Wesley Canada | Philippe Couprie France |
| TW1 | 1992 | Bart Dodson United States | Rainer Kuschall Switzerland | Giuseppe Forni Switzerland |
| TW2 | 1992 | Theo Duyvestijn Netherlands | Richard Reelie Canada | Clayton Gerein Canada |
| TW3-4 | 1992 | Michael Noe United States | Scot Hollonbeck United States | Marco Re Calegeri Italy |
| T50 | 1996 | Fabian Blattman Australia | Alvise de Vidi Italy | Tim Johansson Sweden |
| T51 | 1996 | Per Vesterlund Sweden | Dean Bergeron Canada | Clayton Gerein Canada |
| T51 | 2000 | Alvise de Vidi Italy | Fabian Blattman Australia | Giuseppe Forni Switzerland |
| T52 | 2000 | Greg Smith Australia | Per Vesterlund Sweden | Christoph Etzlstorfer Austria |
| T52 | 2016 | Raymond Martin United States | Tomoko Sato Japan | Pichaya Kurattanasiri Thailand |
| T52 | 2020 | Tomoki Sato Japan | Raymond Martin United States | Hirokazu Ueyonabaru Japan |
| T52-53 | 1996 | Heinz Frei Switzerland | Scot Hollonbeck United States | Philippe Couprie France |
| T54 | 2000 | Jeff Adams Canada | Franz Nietlispach Switzerland | Robert Figl Germany |
| T54 | 2008 | David Weir Great Britain | Prawat Wahoram Thailand | Kurt Fearnley Australia |
| T54 | 2012 | David Weir Great Britain | Prawat Wahoram Thailand | Kim Gyu Dae South Korea |
| T54 | 2016 | Prawat Wahoram Thailand | Marcel Hug Switzerland | Saichon Konjen Thailand |
| T54 | 2020 | Marcel Hug Switzerland | Prawat Wahoram Thailand | Putharet Khongrak Thailand |

## Women's medal summaries
### Amputee athletes

| Class | Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| F1 | 1980 | Petra Schad West Germany | Lina Franzese Italy | Only two competitors |

### Blind athletes

| Class | Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| B1 | 1984 | Margaret Heger Austria | Cheryl Hurd Canada | Susanne Wittje West Germany |
| B1 | 1988 | Tamara Pankova Soviet Union | Rossella Inverni Italy | Refija Okic Yugoslavia |
| B1 | 1992 | Pavla Valnicková Czechoslovakia | Sigita Kriaučiūnienė Lithuania | Mayte Espinosa Spain |
| B2 | 1984 | Christine Nicholas Canada | Carol Carr Ireland | Malgorzata Zalenska Poland |
| B2 | 1992 | Rima Batalova Unified Team | Claudia Meier Germany | Pamela McGonigle United States |
| B3 | 1984 | Halina Wozniak Poland | Norah Good Canada | Wanda Watts United States |
| T10-11 | 1996 | Rima Batalova Russia | Claudia Meier Germany | Sigita Markevičienė Lithuania |
| T11 | 2016 | Jin Zheng China | Nancy Chelangat Koech Kenya | Maritza Arango Buitrago Colombia |
| T11 | 2020 | Mónica Olivia Rodríguez Mexico | Louzanne Coetzee South Africa | Nancy Chelangat Koech Kenya |
| T12 | 2000 | Rima Batalova Russia | Claudia Meier Germany | Pamela McGonigle United States |
| T12 | 2004 | Elena Pautova Russia | Julia Longorkaye Kenya | Rima Batalova Russia |
| T12 | 2012 | Elena Pautova Russia | Elena Congost Spain | Annalisa Minetti Italy |
| T13 | 2008 | Somaya Bousaid Tunisia | Assia El Hannouni France | Elena Pautova Russia |
| T13 | 2016 | Somaya Bousaid Tunisia | Najah Chouaya Tunisia | Izaskun Oses Ayucar Spain |
| T13 | 2020 | Tigist Mengistu Ethiopia | Liza Corso United States | Somaya Bousaid Tunisia |

### Intellectually impaired athletes

| Class | Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| T20 | 2012 | Barbara Niewiedzial Poland | Arleta Meloch Poland | Ilona Biacsi Hungary |
| T20 | 2016 | Barbara Niewiedzial Poland | Ilona Biacsi Hungary | Liudmyla Danylina Ukraine |
| T20 | 2020 | Barbara Bieganowska-Zajac Poland | Liudmyla Danylina Ukraine | Hannah Taunton Great Britain |

### Wheelchair athletes

| Class | Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1C | 1988 | Yolande Hansen West Germany | Leticia Torres Mexico | Monique Jannette United States |
| 2 | 1988 | Margit Quell West Germany | Ann Cody-Morris United States | Ingrid Lauridsen Denmark |
| 3 | 1984 | Y. L. Mui Hong Kong | G. Beyer West Germany | Y. M. Wong Hong Kong |
| 3 | 1988 | Candace Cable-Brooks United States | Sherry Ann Ramsey United States | Daniela Jutzeler Switzerland |
| 4 | 1980 | Sharon Rahn United States | Kathryne Lynne Carlton United States | C. Zeyher West Germany |
| 4 | 1984 | Monica Saker Sweden | Connie Hansen Denmark | S. Norman United States |
| 4 | 1988 | Connie Hansen Denmark | Tracy Miller United States | Maria Hill United States |
| 5 | 1980 | Juana Soto Mexico | Sue Hobbs Australia | C. Curtiss United States |
| 5 | 1984 | Angela Leriti Canada | A. Orvefors Sweden | Juana Soto Mexico |
| A1-3/A9/L2 | 1988 | Jennette Jansen Netherlands | Sacajuwea Hunter United States | Linda Hamilton Canada |
| TW3-4 | 1992 | Connie Hansen Denmark | Monica Wetterstrom Sweden | Jennette Jansen Netherlands |
| T52 | 2000 | Lisa Franks Canada | Teruyo Tanaka Japan | Anna Tavano France |
| T52-53 | 1996 | Louise Sauvage Australia | Chantal Petitclerc Canada | Jean Driscoll United States |
| T54 | 2000 | Louise Sauvage Australia | Jean Driscoll United States | Ariadne Hernandez Mexico |
| T54 | 2004 | Chantal Petitclerc Canada | Edith Hunkeler Switzerland | Diane Roy Canada |
| T54 | 2008 | Chantal Petitclerc Canada | Shelly Woods Great Britain | Edith Hunkeler Switzerland |
| T54 | 2012 | Tatyana McFadden United States | Edith Wolf Switzerland | Shirley Reilly United States |
| T54 | 2016 | Tatyana McFadden United States | Amanda McGrory United States | Chelsea McClammer United States |
| T54 | 2020 | Zhou Zhaoqian China | Manuela Schar Switzerland | Madison de Rozario Australia |