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

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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
2016
2024

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

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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

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Heats

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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

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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

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  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.