# Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres

The Men's 1500m athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange from 8 to 17 September. A total of six events were contested over this distance for eight different classifications.

## Schedule

| R | Round 1 | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Sat 10 | Sun 11 | Mon 12 | Tue 13 | Thu 15 | Fri 16 |
| T11 1500m | | R | | F | | |
| T13 1500m | | F | | | | |
| T20 1500m | | | | F | | |
| T37 1500m | | F | | | | |
| T38 1500m | F | | | | | |
| T46 1500m | | | | | | F |
| T52 1500m | | | | | F | |
| T54 1500m | | | R | F | | |

## Medal summary

| Classification | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| T11 details | Samwel Mushai Kimani guide: James Boit Kenya | 4:03.25 SB | Odair Santos Brazil | 4:03.85 SB | Semih Deniz guide: Muhammed Emin Tan Turkey | 4:05.42 PB |
| T13 details | Abdellatif Baka Algeria | 3:48.29 WR | Tamiru Demisse Ethiopia | 3:48.49 PB | Henry Kirwa Kenya | 3:49.59 PB |
| T20 details | Michael Brannigan United States | 3:51.73 | Daniel Pek Poland | 3:56.17 | Peyman Nasiri Bazanjani Iran | 3:56.24 |
| T37 details | Michael McKillop Ireland | 4:12.11 | Liam Stanley Canada | 4:16.72 | Madjid Djemai Algeria | 4:17.28 |
| T38 details | Abbes Saidi Tunisia | 4:13.81 | Deon Kenzie Australia | 4:14.95 | Louis Radius France | 4:17.19 |
| T46 (inc T45) details | Samir Nouioua Algeria | 3:59.46 SB | David Emong Uganda | 4:00.62 SB | Michael Roeger Australia | 4:01.34 |
| T52 (inc T51) details | Raymond Martin United States | 3:40.63 PR | Tomoki Sato Japan | 3:41.70 | Pichaya Kurattanasiri Thailand | 3:53.96 PB |
| T54 details | Prawat Wahoram Thailand | 3:00.62 | Marcel Hug Switzerland | 3:00.65 | Saichon Konjen Thailand | 3:00.86 SB |

## Results
### T11

The T11 category is for athletes with a visual impairment. A T11 athlete may be entirely without sight, or be able to perceive light, but have no ability to see the shape of a hand at any distance. T11 athletes commonly run with guides.
18:05 13 September 2016:
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 3 | 1762 | Samwel Mushai Kimani | Kenya | 4:03.25 |
| | 2 | 1162 | Odair Santos | Brazil | 4:03.85 |
| | 1 | 2288 | Semih Deniz | Turkey | 4:05.42 |
| 4 | 5 | 1761 | Wilson Bii | Kenya | 4:07.96 |
| 5 | 6 | 1206 | Jason Joseph Dunkerley | Canada | 4:07.98 |
| 6 | 4 | 1746 | Shinya Wada | Japan | 4:15.62 |

### T13

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.
Competed 11 September 2016 at 23:32.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
| | Abdellatif Baka | Algeria | T13 | 3:48.29 | WR |
| | Tamiru Demisse | Ethiopia | T13 | 3:48.49 | PB |
| | Henry Kirwa | Kenya | T12 | 3:49.59 | PB |
| 4 | Fouad Baka | Algeria | T13 | 3:49.84 | PB |
| 5 | Lukasz Wietecki | Poland | T13 | 3:54.20 | |
| 6 | Bilel Aloui | Tunisia | T13 | 3:54.61 | PB |
| 7 | Jaryd Clifford | Australia | T12 | 3:56.67 | |
| 8 | Youssef Benibrahim | Morocco | T13 | 3:56.80 | |
| 9 | Guillaume Ouellet | Canada | T13 | 3:57.98 | |
| 10 | Chaz Davis | United States | T12 | 3:58.28 | |
| 11 | Yeltsin Jacques | Brazil | T12 | 3:58.92 | |
| 12 | Julio Cesar Agripino dos Santos | Brazil | T12 | 4:00.61 | |
| 13 | Abdelillah Mame | Morocco | T13 | 4:08.93 | |
| 14 | Bilel Hammami | Tunisia | T13 | DQ | |

### T20

The T20 category is for athletes with intellectual impairment. T20 athletes have an IQ score of 75 or less.
There were no heats in this event. The final was competed at 10:58 on 13 September 2016:
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 2 | 2346 | Michael Brannigan | United States | 3:51.73 |
| | 8 | 2031 | Daniel Pek | Poland | 3:56.17 |
| | 5 | 1656 | Peyman Nasiri Bazanjani | Iran | 3:56.24 |
| 4 | 6 | 2024 | Rafal Korc | Poland | 3:56.54 |
| 5 | 3 | 2331 | Pavlo Voluikevych | Ukraine | 3:58.18 |
| 6 | 1 | 1514 | Steve Morris | Great Britain | 3:58.69 |
| 7 | 7 | 2051 | Cristiano Pereira | Portugal | 3:59.92 |
| 8 | 9 | 2411 | Luis Arturo Paiva | Venezuela | 4:11.20 |
| 9 | 4 | 1379 | Mohamed Hersi | Denmark | 4:11.41 |

### T37

The T37 category is for ambulant athletes with cerebral palsy. These athletes have movement and coordination problems on one half of their body. They have good ability in their dominant side of their body (ie hemiplegia).
There were no heats in this event. The final was competed 11 September 2016 at 16:59.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| | Michael McKillop | Ireland | 4:12.11 | |
| | Liam Stanley | Canada | 4:16.72 | |
| | Madjid Djemai | Algeria | 4:17.28 | |
| 4 | Hafid Aharak | Morocco | 4:20.43 | PB |
| 5 | Shayne Dobson | Canada | 4:21.06 | PB |
| 6 | Brad Scott | Australia | 4:25.98 | |
| 7 | Mariano Dominguez | Argentina | 4:46.42 | PB |
| 8 | Ivan Espinosa | Virgin Islands | 5:07.00 | |

### T38

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.
19:19 10 September 2016:
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 2 | 2279 | Abbes Saidi | Tunisia | 4:13.81 | |
| | 5 | 1055 | Deon Kenzie | Australia | 4:14.95 | |
| | 7 | 1475 | Louis Radius | France | 4:17.19 | |
| 4 | 6 | 1204 | Mitchell Chase | Canada | 4:28.44 | |
| 5 | 1 | 1381 | Christoffer Vienberg | Denmark | 4:31.68 | |
| 6 | 4 | 1368 | Daniel Hyna | Czech Republic | 4:42.33 | |
| 7 | 8 | 1102 | Basile Meunier | Belgium | 4:54.77 | |
| | 3 | 1873 | Angel Moises Enriquez Torres | Mexico | | DSQ |

### T46

The T46 category is for athletes who have a single above or below elbow amputation or similar disability, with normal function in both legs.
18:20 16 September 2016:
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 1 | 1019 | Samir Nouioua | Algeria | 3:59.46 | |
| | 4 | 2316 | David Emong | Uganda | 4:00.62 | |
| | 2 | 1062 | Michael Roeger | Australia | 4:01.34 | |
| 4 | 6 | 2269 | Bechir Agoubi | Tunisia | 4:05.07 | |
| 5 | 5 | 2098 | Hermas Muvunyi | Rwanda | 4:05.19 | |
| 6 | 8 | 1444 | Hailu Haile | Ethiopia | 4:06.37 | |
| 7 | 10 | 1178 | Hristiyan Stoyanov | Bulgaria | 4:08.99 | |
| 8 | 9 | 1095 | Remy Nikobimeze | Burundi | 4:10.00 | |
| 9 | 3 | 1443 | Astbha Gebre Gebremeskel | Ethiopia | 4:15.01 | |
| 10 | 7 | 1840 | Revelinot Raherinandrasana | Madagascar | 4:38.60 | |
| | 11 | 1247 | Chaoyan Li | China | | DSQ |

### T52

The T52 category is for wheelchair athletes with damage to spinal cord in the higher parts of the back, substantially impaired or no trunk function, and minimal or no leg function. Pushing power comes from elbow extensions, and appears close to normal except for use of modified gloves to compensate for grip.
10:24 15 September 2016:
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 7 | 2363 | Raymond Martin | United States | 3:40.63 | |
| | 6 | 1741 | Tomoki Sato | Japan | 3:41.70 | |
| | 4 | 2231 | Pichaya Kurattanasiri | Thailand | 3:53.96 | |
| 4 | 10 | 1745 | Hirokazu Ueyonabaru | Japan | 3:54.04 | |
| 5 | 9 | 2380 | Steven Toyoji | United States | 3:54.64 | |
| 6 | 5 | 1428 | Santiago Sanz | Spain | 3:55.90 | |
| 7 | 3 | 1309 | Cristian Torres | Colombia | 3:56.90 | |
| 8 | 1 | 1881 | Leonardo de Jesus Perez Juarez | Mexico | 4:23.83 | |
| 9 | 2 | 2370 | Josh Roberts | United States | 4:47.80 | |
| | 8 | 1737 | Akikazu Noda | Japan | | DSQ |

### T54

The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.
18:22 13 September 2016:
| Rank | Lane | Bib | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 5 | 2236 | Prawat Wahoram | Thailand | 3:00.62 | |
| | 2 | 2179 | Marcel Hug | Switzerland | 3:00.65 | |
| | 8 | 2229 | Saichon Konjen | Thailand | 3:00.86 | |
| 4 | 7 | 1523 | David Weir | Great Britain | 3:01.08 | |
| 5 | 9 | 1051 | Kurt Fearnley | Australia | 3:01.35 | |
| 6 | 4 | 1536 | Alhassane Balde | Germany | 3:01.62 | |
| 7 | 1 | 1251 | Chengming Liu | China | 3:01.84 | |
| 8 | 6 | 1731 | Masayuki Higuchi | Japan | 3:02.05 | |
| 9 | 3 | 1777 | Suk Man Hong | South Korea | 3:02.21 | |
| | 10 | 2234 | Rawat Tana | Thailand | | DSQ |