# Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T13

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| Classification |||||||
| T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired |||||||
| T/F20: Intellectual disability |||||||
| T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy |||||||
| F40: Les Autres |||||||
| T/F42–46: Amputees |||||||
| T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability |||||||
| Men T/F11–13 |||||||
| Track |||||||
| 100 m | T11 | | T12 | | T13 |
| 200 m | T11 | | T12 | | T13 |
| 400 m | T11 | | T12 | | T13 |
| 800 m | | | T12 | | T13 |
| 1500 m | T11 | | | | T13 |
| 5000 m | T11 | | T12 | | |
| 4×100 m relay | T11–13 | T11–13 | T11–13 | T11–13 | T11–13 |
| Road |||||||
| Marathon | | | T12 | | |
| Field |||||||
| Long jump | F11 | | | | F13 |
| Triple jump | F11 | | F12 | | |
| Shot put | F11–12 | F11–12 | F11–12 | | |
| Discus throw | F11 | | | | |
| Javelin throw | | | F12–13 | F12–13 | F12–13 |
| Women T/F11–13 |||||||
| Track |||||||
| 100 m | T11 | | T12 | | T13 |
| 200 m | T11 | | T12 | | |
| 400 m | | | T12 | | T13 |
| 1500 m | | | T12 | | |
| Field |||||||
| Long jump | F11–12 | F11–12 | F11–12 | | F13 |
| Shot put | F11–12 | F11–12 | F11–12 | | |
| Discus throw | F11–12 | F11–12 | F11–12 | | |
| Javelin throw | | | F12–13 | F12–13 | F12–13 |
The Men's 1500 metres T13 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 2 to 4 September.
The T13 category is for athletes with a moderate visual impairment. Athletes in this category have a variety of visual impairments, but can typically recognize contours from a distance of 2 to 6 metres. Athletes in this category do not typically require a guide.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
| World record (T12) | Abel Ávila (ESP) | 3:50.18 | 10 June 2006 | Barcelona, Spain |
| Paralympic record (T12) | Maher Bouallegue (TUN) | 3:51.09 | 21 September 2004 | Athens, Greece |
| World record (T13) | Tim Prendergast (NZL) | 3:51.82 | 16 July 2006 | Ghent, Belgium |
| Paralympic record (T13) | Tim Prendergast (NZL) | 3:56.03 | 21 September 2004 | Athens, Greece |
| Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics |||||
| Paralympic record (T13) | Alexey Akhtyamov (RUS) | 3:55.46 | 2 September 2012 | |
| Paralympic record (T13) | David Korir (KEN) | 3:52.96 | 2 September 2012 | |
| World record (T12) | Abderrahim Zhiou (TUN) | 3:48.31 | 4 September 2012 | |
| World record (T13) | David Korir (KEN) | 3:48.84 | 4 September 2012 | |

## Results
### Round 1

Competed 2 September 2012 from 12:51. Qual. rule: first 4 in each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest other times (q) qualified.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
| 1 | El Amin Chentouf | Morocco | T12 | 3:52.77 | Q, PB |
| 2 | Henry Kirwa | Kenya | T12 | 3:55.35 | Q, PB |
| 3 | Abderrahim Zhiou | Tunisia | T12 | 3:55.43 | Q, PB |
| 4 | Alexey Akhtyamov | Russia | T13 | 3:55.46 | Q, PR |
| 5 | David Devine | Great Britain | T12 | 3:55.95 | q, PB |
| 6 | Abdellatif Baka | Algeria | T13 | 3:58.72 | PB |
| 7 | Semih Deniz | Turkey | T12 | 4:01.91 | PB |
| 8 | Dmitrii Kornilov | Russia | T13 | 4:02.75 | |
| 9 | Juan Carlos Arcos Lira | Mexico | T13 | 4:04.34 | PB |
| 10 | Abel Ávila | Spain | T12 | 4:17.14 | |
| 11 | Lassam Katongo | Zambia | T12 | 4:27.81 | SB |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
| 1 | David Korir | Kenya | T13 | 3:52.96 | Q, PR |
| 2 | Tarik Zalzouli | Morocco | T13 | 3:55.32 | Q, PB |
| 3 | Lukasz Wietecki | Poland | T13 | 3:55.67 | Q, PB |
| 4 | Egor Sharov | Russia | T12 | 3:55.70 | Q, PB |
| 5 | Abdelillah Mame | Morocco | T13 | 3:56.01 | q, PB |
| 6 | Tim Prendergast | New Zealand | T13 | 3:57.39 | q, SB |
| 7 | Ignacio Ávila | Spain | T12 | 3:57.69 | q, PB |
| 8 | Nacer-Eddine Karfas | Algeria | T12 | 4:08.35 | |
| 9 | Lazaro Rashid | Cuba | T12 | 4:10.80 | SB |
| 10 | Hatem Nasrallah | Tunisia | T12 | 4:13.27 | |
| 11 | Said Gomez | Panama | T13 | 4:33.48 | SB |

### Final

Competed 4 September 2012 at 19:16.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
| | Abderrahim Zhiou | Tunisia | T12 | 3:48.31 | WR |
| | David Korir | Kenya | T13 | 3:48.84 | WR |
| | David Devine | Great Britain | T12 | 3:49.79 | RR |
| 4 | Tarik Zalzouli | Morocco | T13 | 3:52.12 | PB |
| 5 | Henry Kirwa | Kenya | T12 | 3:53.55 | PB |
| 6 | Tim Prendergast | New Zealand | T13 | 3:53.60 | PB |
| 7 | Lukasz Wietecki | Poland | T13 | 3:56.26 | |
| 8 | Alexey Akhtyamov | Russia | T13 | 3:56.29 | |
| 9 | Abdelillah Mame | Morocco | T13 | 3:56.29 | |
| 10 | El Amin Chentouf | Morocco | T12 | 4:00.43 | |
| 11 | Ignacio Ávila | Spain | T12 | 4:04.83 | |
| 12 | Egor Sharov | Russia | T12 | 4:10.83 | |
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.