# 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 1500 metres

The men's 1500 metres at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships is held at the QEII Stadium on 22–27, and 29 January
In the classification T37 event, there were only two competitors, so even though Irelands Michael McKillop set a World Record, he did not receive a medal, as there must be a minimum of three competitors.

## Medalists

| Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| T11 | Odair Santos Brazil | Samwel Mushai Kimani Kenya | Zhang Zhen China |
| T12 | Abderrahim Zhiou Morocco | Henry Kirwa Kenya | Ignacio Avila Spain |
| T13 | Tarik Zalzouli Morocco | Lukasz Wietecki Poland | Youssef Benbrahim Morocco |
| T20 | Bazanjani Peyman Nasiri Iran | Tim Page Australia | Mncedi Khanti South Africa |
| T36 | Artem Arefyev Russia | Paul Blake Great Britain | Jose Manuel Gonzalez Spain |
| T37 | Michael McKillop Ireland | Khaled Hanani Algeria |
| T46 | Samir Nouioua Algeria | Wondiye Fikre Indelbu Ethiopia | Abraham Tarbei Kenya |
| T52 | Hirokazu Ueyonabaru Japan | Thomas Geierspichler Austria | Santiago Sanz Spain |
| T54 | David Weir Great Britain | Marcel Hug Switzerland | Saichon Konjen Thailand |

## T37

The Men's 1500 metres, T37 was held on January 26
T37 = spasticity in an arm and leg on one side of the body, good functional ability on the other side.

### Results
#### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Michael McKillop | Ireland | 4:14.81 | WR |
| 2 | Khaled Hanani | Algeria | 4:31.98 | |

##### Splits

| Intermediate | Athlete | Country | Mark |
| 400m | Michael McKillop | Ireland | 1:03.85 |
| 800m | Michael McKillop | Ireland | 2:14.07 |
| 1200m | Michael McKillop | Ireland | 3:22.61 |

## T52

The Men's 1500 metres, T52 was held on January 22
T52 = good shoulder, elbow and wrist function, poor to normal finger flexion and extension, no trunk or leg function

### Results
#### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Hirokazu Ueyonabaru | Japan | 4:04.51 |
| | Thomas Geierspichler | Austria | 4:04.92 |
| | Santiago Sanz | Spain | 4:05.01 |
| 4 | Toshihiro Takada | Japan | 4:19.94 |

##### Splits

| Intermediate | Athlete | Country | Mark |
| 400m | Hirokazu Ueyonabaru | Japan | 1:08.86 |
| 800m | Thomas Geierspichler | Austria | 2:16.07 |
| 1200m | Santiago Sanz | Spain | 3:19.60 |

## T54

The Men's 1500 metres, T54 was held on January 25 and 26
T54 = normal upper limb function, partial to normal trunk function, may have significant function of the lower limbs.

### Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 1 fastest(q) advance to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Julien Casoli | France | 3:10.54 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Prawat Wahoram | Thailand | 3:11.29 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Jordan Bird | United States | 3:11.46 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Richard Colman | Australia | 3:11.81 | q |
| 5 | 3 | Kota Hokinoue | Japan | 3:11.84 | |
| 6 | 3 | Josh Cassidy | Canada | 3:11.98 | |
| 7 | 3 | Martin Velasco Soria | Mexico | 3:12.61 | |
| 8 | 3 | Alejandro Maldonado | Argentina | 3:13.00 | |
| 9 | 1 | Marcel Hug | Switzerland | 3:16.83 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Saichon Konjen | Thailand | 3:16.83 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Tomasz Hamerlak | Poland | 3:17.00 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Alfonso Zaragoza | Mexico | 3:17.06 | |
| 13 | 1 | Pierre Fairbank | France | 3:17.18 | |
| 14 | 1 | Matthew Lack | New Zealand | 3:17.42 | |
| 15 | 1 | Jun Hiromichi | Japan | 3:17.69 | |
| 16 | 1 | Michel Filteau | Canada | 3:17.92 | |
| 17 | 3 | Ibrahim Salim Banihammad | United Arab Emirates | 3:23.44 | |
| 18 | 1 | Ryan Chalmers | United States | 3:24.49 | |
| 19 | 2 | David Weir | Great Britain | 3:29.00 | Q |
| 20 | 2 | Jean-Paul Compaore | Canada | 3:30.55 | Q |
| 21 | 2 | Jake Christopher Lappin | Australia | 3:30.70 | Q |
| 22 | 2 | Khachonsak Thamsophon | Thailand | 3:30.93 | |
| 23 | 2 | Alain Fuss | France | 3:31.33 | |
| 24 | 2 | Hiroyuki Yamamoto | Japan | 3:31.69 | |
| 25 | 2 | Ebbe Blichfeldt | Denmark | 3:32.14 | |
| 26 | 2 | Aaron Pike | United States | 3:33.21 | |

#### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | David Weir | Great Britain | 3:10.93 |
| | Marcel Hug | Switzerland | 3:11.13 |
| | Saichon Konjen | Thailand | 3:11.13 |
| 4 | Richard Colman | Australia | 3:11.77 |
| 5 | Julien Casoli | France | 3:11.92 |
| 6 | Jordan Bird | United States | 3:12.80 |
| 7 | Prawat Wahoram | Thailand | 3:13.04 |
| 8 | Jean-Paul Compaore | Canada | 3:18.99 |
| 9 | Tomasz Hamerlak | Poland | 3:23.10 |
| 10 | Jake Christopher Lappin | Australia | 3:50.27 |

##### Splits

| Intermediate | Athlete | Country | Mark |
| 400m | Marcel Hug | Switzerland | 51.72 |
| 800m | Marcel Hug | Switzerland | 1:44.85 |
| 1200m | Marcel Hug | Switzerland | 2:36.90 |