# Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T52–54

Men's 100m races for wheelchair athletes at the 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in the Athens Olympic Stadium. Events were held in two disability classes.

## T52

The T52 event consisted of 2 heats and a final. It was won by Thomas Geierspichler, representing Austria.

### 1st Round

* Qualified for next round

#### Heat 1

22 Sept. 2004, 09:10
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Thomas Geierspichler (AUT) | 3:59.60 | Q |
| 2 | Toshihiro Takada (JPN) | 4:03.73 | Q |
| 3 | Richard Reelie (CAN) | 4:03.98 | Q |
| 4 | Lachlan Jones (AUS) | 4:08.80 | q |
| 5 | Herbert Burns (USA) | 4:34.16 | |
| 6 | Ian Rice (USA) | 4:35.87 | |
| 7 | Ramon Pla (ESP) | 4:40.48 | |

#### Heat 2

22 Sept. 2004, 09:22
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Santiago Sanz (ESP) | 3:53.73 | PR Q |
| 2 | Dean Bergeron (CAN) | 3:54.76 | Q |
| 3 | Tomoya Ito (JPN) | 4:04.88 | Q |
| 4 | Per Vesterlund (SWE) | 4:05.49 | q |
| 5 | Clayton Gerein (CAN) | 4:08.07 | q |
| 6 | Theodore Bridis (USA) | 4:08.47 | q |

### Final Round

23 Sept. 2004, 19:50
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| | Thomas Geierspichler (AUT) | 3:49.06 | PR |
| | Santiago Sanz (ESP) | 3:49.25 | |
| | Toshihiro Takada (JPN) | 3:49.76 | |
| 4 | Clayton Gerein (CAN) | 3:58.88 | |
| 5 | Lachlan Jones (AUS) | 3:59.15 | |
| 6 | Per Vesterlund (SWE) | 4:04.32 | |
| 7 | Richard Reelie (CAN) | 4:07.64 | |
| 8 | Theodore Bridis (USA) | 4:21.23 | |
| | Dean Bergeron (CAN) | DNF | |
| | Tomoya Ito (JPN) | DNF | |

## T54

The T54 event consisted of 3 heats, 2 semifinals and a final. It was won by Saúl Mendoza, representing Mexico.

### 1st Round

* Qualified for next round

#### Heat 1

19 Sept. 2004, 18:15
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ernst van Dyk (RSA) | 3:04.50 | Q |
| 2 | Kurt Fearnley (AUS) | 3:04.77 | Q |
| 3 | Kelly Smith (CAN) | 3:05.22 | Q |
| 4 | Ralph Brunner (GER) | 3:05.46 | Q |
| 5 | Aaron Gordian (MEX) | 3:05.47 | Q |
| 6 | Franz Nietlispach (SUI) | 3:05.58 | q |
| 7 | Nobukazu Hanaoka (JPN) | 3:05.80 | q |
| 8 | Jacob Heilveil (USA) | 3:06.25 | |
| 9 | Eric Teurnier (FRA) | 3:09.46 | |

#### Heat 2

19 Sept. 2004, 18:24
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Joël Jeannot (FRA) | 3:00.17 | PR Q |
| 2 | Choke Yasuoka (JPN) | 3:00.43 | Q |
| 3 | Robert Figl (GER) | 3:00.63 | Q |
| 4 | Saúl Mendoza (MEX) | 3:00.64 | Q |
| 5 | Tomasz Hamerlak (POL) | 3:00.81 | Q |
| 6 | Rawat Tana (THA) | 3:01.15 | q |
| 7 | Scot Hollonbeck (USA) | 3:01.45 | q |
| 8 | Tobias Loetscher (SUI) | 3:04.54 | q |
| 9 | Carl Marquis (CAN) | 3:06.26 | |
| 10 | Paul Nunnari (AUS) | 3:06.53 | |

#### Heat 3

19 Sept. 2004, 18:33
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Jeffrey Adams (CAN) | 3:07.99 | Q |
| 2 | Marcel Hug (SUI) | 3:08.08 | Q |
| 3 | Prawat Wahorum (THA) | 3:08.24 | Q |
| 4 | Jun Hiromichi (JPN) | 3:08.32 | Q |
| 5 | Alhassane Balde (GER) | 3:08.33 | Q |
| 6 | Adam Bleakney (USA) | 3:08.60 | |
| 7 | Martin Velasco Soria (MEX) | 3:08.73 | |
| 8 | Ludovic Gapenne (FRA) | 3:09.15 | |
| 9 | Frederic Periac (AUS) | 3:10.62 | |
| 10 | Marko Sever (SLO) | 3:10.89 | |

### Semifinals
#### Heat 1

20 Sept. 2004, 19:10
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ernst van Dyk (RSA) | 3:07.18 | Q |
| 2 | Kurt Fearnley (AUS) | 3:08.62 | Q |
| 3 | Aaron Gordian (MEX) | 3:08.98 | Q |
| 4 | Scot Hollonbeck (USA) | 3:09.15 | |
| 5 | Kelly Smith (CAN) | 3:09.23 | |
| 6 | Alhassane Balde (GER) | 3:09.30 | |
| 7 | Choke Yasuoka (JPN) | 3:22.32 | |
| | Rawat Tana (THA) | DNF | |
| | Franz Nietlispach (SUI) | DNF | |
| | Robert Figl (GER) | DNF | |

#### Heat 2

20 Sept. 2004, 19:25
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Saúl Mendoza (MEX) | 3:04.52 | Q |
| 2 | Jeffrey Adams (CAN) | 3:04.69 | Q |
| 3 | Marcel Hug (SUI) | 3:04.73 | Q |
| 4 | Prawat Wahorum (THA) | 3:04.85 | q |
| 5 | Ralph Brunner (GER) | 3:05.10 | q |
| 6 | Joël Jeannot (FRA) | 3:05.11 | q |
| 7 | Tomasz Hamerlak (POL) | 3:05.27 | q |
| 8 | Nobukazu Hanaoka (JPN) | 3:05.53 | |
| 9 | Jun Hiromichi (JPN) | 3:08.34 | |
| 10 | Tobias Loetscher (SUI) | 3:08.64 | |

### Final Round

21 Sept. 2004, 09:05
| Rank | Athlete | Time |
| | Saúl Mendoza (MEX) | 3:04.88 |
| | Ernst van Dyk (RSA) | 3:05.29 |
| | Marcel Hug (SUI) | 3:05.48 |
| 4 | Kurt Fearnley (AUS) | 3:05.79 |
| 5 | Jeffrey Adams (CAN) | 3:05.97 |
| 6 | Ralph Brunner (GER) | 3:06.04 |
| 7 | Prawat Wahorum (THA) | 3:06.15 |
| 8 | Aaron Gordian (MEX) | 3:06.17 |
| 9 | Joël Jeannot (FRA) | 3:06.38 |
| 10 | Tomasz Hamerlak (POL) | 3:06.40 |