Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – T11

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The T/F 11 categorisation of athletics events, for athletes with the highest level of visual impairment. at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, take place at the Rio Olympic Stadium from September 8. A total of 19 events are contested in the classifications for which T/F11 athletes are eligible. This includes a number of T/F12 events in which T/F11 athletes are entitled to compete.

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.

For men, there are seven track and three field events at T/F11, while for women there are six track and three field events. In both cases, one of the track events is the T11-13 4 x 100 metres relay.

T/F11 events[edit]

Men[edit]

Track

T11 100m[edit]

[1]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 2347 David Brown  United States 0.123 10.99
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1 1146 Felipe Gomes  Brazil 0.176 11.08
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 1911 Ananias Shikongo  Namibia 0.199 11.11
4 7 1241 Dongdong Di  China 0.188 11.32

T11 200m[edit]

[2]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 1911 Ananias Shikongo  Namibia 0.183 22.44
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 1146 Felipe Gomes  Brazil 0.203 22.52
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 1167 Daniel Silva  Brazil 0.167 23.04
4 1 1242 Zetan Fan  China 0.164 23.24

T11 400m[edit]

18:49 17 September 2016:[3]

Rank Lane Bib Name Nationality Reaction Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 1419 Gerard Descarrega Puigdevall  Spain 0.146 50.22
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 1146 Felipe Gomes  Brazil 0.175 50.38
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1 1911 Ananias Shikongo  Namibia 0.202 50.63
4 7 1167 Daniel Silva  Brazil 0.167 50.93

T11 1500m[edit]

T11 5000m[edit]

The Men's 5000 metres T11 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Rio Olympic Stadium on 8 September.[4]

The event was undertaken as a single final for all competitors, using guides. It was the first medal awarded at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, and was won by Kenya's Samwel Mushai Kimani, holding off the host's world champion Odair Santos, who took silver ahead of Kenyan Wilson Bii.[5]

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Samwel Mushai Kimani
Guide: James Boit
 Kenya 15:16.11 PB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Odair Santos
Guide: Carlos Santos
 Brazil 15:17.55
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wilson Bii
Guide: Benard Korir
 Kenya 15:22.96 PB
4 Hasan Huseyin Kacar
Guide: Muhammet Ugur Cakir
 Turkey 15:49.52 PB
5 Zhang Zhen
Guide: Zhang Mingyang
 China 15:53.47
6 Shinya Wada
Guide: Takashi Nakata
 Japan 16:02.97
7 Darwin Castro
Guide: Sebastian Rosero
 Ecuador 16:25.38
8 Nuno Alves
Guide: Ricardo Abreu
 Portugal 17:03.64
9 Erick Kipto Sang
Guide: Bernard Kipkurui Terer
 Kenya DQ
- Cristian Valenzuela
Guide: Jonathan Balados
 Chile DNS -
DQ = disqualified RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DNF = Did not finish. DNS = Did not start.

T11-13 4 x 100 metre relay[edit]

Rank Lane Nation Competitors Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3  Brazil Diogo Ualisson Jeronimo da Silva (T12)
Gustavo Henrique Araujo (T13)
Daniel Silva (T11) guide : Heitor de Oliveira Sales
Felipe Gomes (T11) guide : Jonas de Lima Silva
42.37 PR RR [6]
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5  China Di Dongdong (T11) guide : Wang Lin
Sun Qichao (T12)
Chen Mingyu (T12)
Liu Wei (T13)
43.05 RR [6]
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1  Uzbekistan Miran Sakhatov (T11) guide : Jaloliddin Khamrokulov
Mansur Abdirashidov (T12)
Doniyor Saliev (T12) Fakhriddin Khamraev (T12)
43.47 SB [6]
4 7  Namibia Johannes Nambala (T13)
Moses Tobias (T11) guide : Andre Oberholster
Martin Amutenya Aloisius (T12)
Ananias Shikongo (T11) guide : Even Tjiviju
43.66 [6]
Road

T12 Marathon[edit]

The T12 men's marathon was open to both T12 and T11 competitors.[7]

Rank Name Nationality classification Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) El Amin Chentouf  Morocco T12 2:32:17 SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alberto Suarez Laso  Spain T12 2:33:11 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Masahiro Okamura  Japan T12 2:33.59
4 Tadashi Horikoshi  Japan T12 2:36.50 SB
5 Shinya Wada  Japan T11 2:39.52
6 Gabriel Macchi  Portugal T12 2:43.49 SB
7 Jorge Pina  Portugal T12 2:55.47
8 Sandi Novak  Slovenia T11 3:02.36
- Gustavo Nieves  Spain T12 Did not finish
- Elkin Alonso Serna Moreno  Colombia T12 Did not finish
- Gad Yarkoni  Israel T11 Disqualified
Field

F11 Long Jump[edit]

The Men's long Jump F11 is for athletes with the highest level of visual impairment. Athletes approach the jump blindfolded, guided by a coach or guide. The event was contested on the first morning of the Games on September 8, and Ricardo Costa De Oliveira won gold, the first gold for the host nation at the 2016 Summer Paralympics[8]

Rank Athlete 1 2 3 4 5 6 Best Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Ricardo Costa de Oliveira (BRA) x 6.41 x 6.32 6.43 6.52 6.52
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Lex Gillette (USA) 5.01 5.39 5.95 5.61 6.44 5.93 6.44
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Ruslan Katyshev (UKR) 6.15 6.18 6.20 x x 5.90 6.20
4  Yang Chuan-Hui (TPE) 5.81 6.10 5.78 5.99 5.06 6.12 6.12
5  Elchin Muradov (AZE) 5.70 5.88 5.89 5.95 6.09 5.81 6.09
6  Xavier Porras (ESP) x 5.88 5.69 6.05 5.97 x 6.05
7  Chen Xingyu (CHN) 5.74 5.66 x 5.58 5.48 5.40 5.74
8  Mehmet Tunc (TUR) x x 5.66 5.58 5.48 5.40 5.66
9  Firas Bentria (ALG) 5.59 5.57 5.58 - - - 5.59
10  Martin Parejo Maza (ESP) x 5.39 5.29 - - - 5.39
11  Hiep Nguyen Ngoc (VIE) x 4.08 4.07 - - - 4.08

F11 Discus[edit]

F12 Shot Put[edit]

The men's shot put F12 competition was also open to F11 athletes, but no factoring took place. Oney Tapia of Italy was the only F11 athlete to enter, finishing 9th.

Rank Athlete Distance Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kim Lopez Gonzalez  (ESP) 16.44 F12
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Saman Pakbaz  (IRI) 15.98 F12
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Roman Danyliuk  (UKR) 15.94 F12
4  Mavlonbek Haydarov  (UZB) 15.61 F12
5  Caio Vinicius da Silva Pereira (BRA) 15.23 F12
6  Miljenko Vucic  (CRO) 15.07 F12
7  Russell Short (AUS) 15.01 F12
8  Hector Cabrera Llacer  (ESP) 13.75 F12
9  Oney Tapia  (ITA) 12.72 (3) F11
10  Alessandro Rodrigo Silva  (BRA) 12.43 (3)

Women[edit]

Track

T11 100m[edit]

The Women's 100 metres T11 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics will take place at the Rio Olympic Stadium on 8 and 9 September.[9] It features 16 athletes from 11 countries, and expansion form 2012 that has led to the addition of a semi-final round.

The event is for athletes with the highest level of visual disability, and runners run in blindfolds, and are assisted by sighted guides. As such, races contain 4 rather than 8 athletes. Guides of medal winners are also awarded medals.

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Libby Clegg
Guide: Chris Clarke
 Great Britain 11.96
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhou Guohua
Guide: Jia Dengpu
 China 11.98
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Liu Cuiqing
Guide: Xu Donglin
 China 12.07
4 Terezinha Guilhermina
Guide: Rafael Lazarini
 Brazil DQ

T11 200m[edit]

T11 400m[edit]

T11 1500m[edit]

T11-13 4 x 100 metre relay[edit]

Road

T12 Marathon[edit]

Field

F11 Long Jump[edit]

F11 Discus[edit]

F12 Shot Put[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Men's 100m - T11 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Men's 200m - T11 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Men's 400m - T11 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  4. ^ "AthleticsMen's 5000m - T11". Archived from the original on 16 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Men's 5000m - T11 Schedule & Results – Paralympic Athletics". Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d "Athletics - Men's 4x100m - T11-13" (PDF). paralympic.org. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Results - Men's Marathon - T12". IPC. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Men's Long Jump - T11 Schedule & Results – Paralympic Athletics". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Athletics - Schedule & Results". Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 7 September 2018.[permanent dead link]