Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 1500 metres T13

Women's 1500 metres T13
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates
  • 27 August 2021 (heats)
  • 28 August 2021 (final)
Competitors15 from 13 nations
Winning time4:23.24
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tigist Gezahagn Menigstu  Ethiopia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Liza Corso  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Somaya Bousaid  Tunisia
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The women's 1500 metres T13 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place between 27 and 28 August 2021.

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 records were as follows:[1]

World Record  Marla Runyan (USA) 4:05.27 Seville, Spain 1 January 1999
Paralympic Record  Somaya Bousaid (TUN) 4:21.45 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 10 September 2016
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa 4:14.00 Somaya Bousaid  Tunisia
America 4:05.27 WR Marla Runyan  United States
Asia 5:16.59 Ozra Mahdavikiya  Iran
Europe 4:39.27 Greta Streimikyte  Ireland
Oceania 4:53.18 Nellie Mitchell  Australia

Results

Heats

Heat 1 took place on 27 August 2021, at 21:53:[2]

Rank Name Nationality Class Time Notes
1 Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi  Morocco T12 4:51.99 Q, SB
2 Somaya Bousaid  Tunisia T13 4:52.04 Q
3 Veronika Zotova  RPC T13 4:52.18 Q
4 Liza Corso  United States T13 4:52.42 Q
5 Francy Osorio
Camilo Lancheros (guide)		  Colombia T12 4:55.31 q, SB
6 Edneusa Dorta
Cleiton Abrão (guide)		  Brazil T12 5:12.12 q, SB
7 Maria del Carmen Paredes Rodriguez
Lorenzo Sancheaz Martin (guide)		  Spain T12 5:56.71

Heat 2 took place on 27 August 2021, at 22:03:[3]

Rank Name Nationality Class Time Notes
1 Tigist Gezahagn Menigstu  Ethiopia T13 4:44.40 Q
2 Greta Streimikyte  Ireland T13 4:45.98 Q
3 Izaskun Osés Ayúcar  Spain T12 4:46.70 Q
4 Daniela Velasco
César Daniel Ortiz (guide)		  Mexico T12 4:47.16 Q, SB
5 Meryem En-Nourhi  Morocco T12 5:03.78 q, SB
6 Elena Pautova
Grigoriy Andreev (guide)		  RPC T12 5:33.39 q
7 Taonele Banda  Malawi T13 5:52.14 SB
Nelly Nasimiyu Munialo
Erick Kirui (guide)		  Kenya T12 DQ

Final

The final took place on 28 August 2021, at 19:10:[4]

Rank Name Nationality Class Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tigist Gezahagn Menigstu  Ethiopia T13 4:23.24 PB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Liza Corso  United States T13 4:30.67 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Somaya Bousaid  Tunisia T13 4:31.78
4 Veronika Zotova  RPC T13 4:33.96 AR
5 Greta Streimikyte  Ireland T13 4:34.82
6 Izaskun Osés Ayúcar  Spain T12 4:39.92 PB
7 Daniela Velasco
César Daniel Ortiz (guide)		  Mexico T12 4:40.25 SB
8 Elena Pautova
Grigoriy Andreev (guide)		  RPC T12 5:00.76
9 Edneusa Dorta
Cleiton Abrão (guide)		  Brazil T12 5:02.84 SB
10 Francy Osorio
Camilo Lancheros (guide)		  Colombia T12 5:05.08
11 Meryem En-Nourhi  Morocco T12 5:34.20
Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi  Morocco T12 DNF

References

  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Heat 1 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Heat 2 results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.