Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 5000 metres T54

The Men's 5000 metres T54 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 31 August to 2 September.[1]

Men's 5000 metres T54
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates31 August to 2 September
Competitors25 from 14 nations
Winning time11:07.65
Medalists
David Weir  Great Britain
Kurt Fearnley  Australia
Julien Casoli  France
Athletics at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
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/F51–58
Track
100 m   T51   T52   T53   T54
200 m T52 T53
400 m T52 T53 T54
800 m T52 T53 T54
1500 m T54
5000 m T54
4×400 m relay T53-54
Road
Marathon T54
Field
Shot put F52-3 F54-6
F57-8
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F51-3 F54-6
F57-8
Javelin throw F52-3 F54-6
F57-8
Women T/F51–58
Track
100 m T52 T53 T54
200 m T52 T53
400 m T53 T54
800 m T53 T54
1500 m T54
5000 m T54
Road
Marathon T54
Field
Shot put F54-6
F57-8
Club throw F31-32/51
Discus throw F51-3
F57-8
Javelin throw F33-34/52-53 F54-6
F57-8

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.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:

World record  David Weir (GBR) 9:54.82 30 June 2007 Atlanta, United States
Paralympic record  Kurt Fearnley (AUS) 10:13.21 8 September 2008 Beijing, China

Results

Round 1

Competed 31 August 2012 from 19:15. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the best fourth place (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Julien Casoli France10:56.53Q
2Kurt Fearnley Australia10:56.58Q
3Prawat Wahoram Thailand10:56.74Q
4Kim Gyu Dae South Korea10:56.94q
5Jun Hiromichi Japan10:57.54
6Roger Puigbo Verdaguer Spain10:57.60
7Martin Velasco Soria Mexico10:58.97
8Adam Bleakney United States11:48.00

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Marcel Hug Switzerland11:31.78Q
2Hiroyuki Yamamoto Japan11:32.16Q
3Aaron Gordian Martinez Mexico11:32.27Q
4Josh Cassidy Canada11:32.47
5Alain Fuss France11:32.90
6Natheniel Arkley Australia11:33.18
7Aaron Pike United States11:33.74
8Rafael Botello Jimenez Spain11:33.80

Heat 3

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1David Weir Great Britain11:28.88Q
2Liu Chengming China11:29.06Q
3Hong Sukman South Korea11:29.32Q
4Mohammad Vahdani United Arab Emirates11:29.84
5Tomasz Hamerlak Poland11:30.69
6Kota Hokinoue Japan11:30.77
7Krige Schabort United States11:30.85
8Denis Lemeunier France11:30.95
9Alexandre Dupont Canada11:31.10

Final

Competed 2 September 2012 at 21:49.

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
David Weir Great Britain11:07.65
Kurt Fearnley Australia11:07.90
Julien Casoli France11:08.07
4Marcel Hug Switzerland11:08.16
5Prawat Wahoram Thailand11:08.55
6Kim Gyu Dae South Korea11:08.95
7Aaron Gordian Martinez Mexico11:09.54
8Liu Chengming China11:09.65
9Hong Sukman South Korea11:10.23
10Hiroyuki Yamamoto Japan11:10.78

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time.

References

  1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
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