Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres (T54)

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Men's 1500 metres (T54)
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueCarrara Stadium
Dates9 April (heats)
10 April (final)
Competitors11 from 5 nations
Winning time3:11.75
Medalists
gold medal    Canada
silver medal    Australia
bronze medal    Australia
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The men's 1500 metres (T54) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 9 and 10 April 2018.[1] The event was open to para-sport athletes competing under the T53 / T54 classifications.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[2]

World record  Brent Lakatos (CAN) 2:51.84 (T53/54) Nottwil, Switzerland 4 June 2017
Games record  Kurt Fearnley (AUS) 3:19.65 (T54) Glasgow, Scotland 29 July 2014

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:[1]

Date Time Round
Monday 9 April 2018 12:00 First round
Tuesday 10 April 2018 20:27 Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

First round

The first round consisted of two heats. The three fastest competitors per heat (plus four fastest losers) advanced to the final.[3]

Heat 1
Rank Order Name Sport Class Result Notes Qual.
1 5  Jake Lappin (AUS) T54 3:11.72 GR Q
2 4  Dillon Labrooy (ENG) T54 3:12.07 Q
3 1  Tristan Smyth (CAN) T54 3:12.20 Q
4 2  Sam Rizzo (AUS) T54 3:12.91 q
5 3  Nkegbe Botsyo (GHA) T54 3:25.55 SB q
Heat 2
Rank Order Name Sport Class Result Notes Qual.
1 6  Richard Chiassaro (ENG) T54 3:05.76 GR Q
2 1  Kurt Fearnley (AUS) T54 3:06.72 Q
3 2  Nathan Maguire (ENG) T54 3:06.95 Q
4 4  Alex Dupont (CAN) T54 3:07.30 q
5 3  Jack Agnew (NIR) T54 3:13.78 q
6 5  Felix Acheampong (GHA) T54 3:30.66

Final

The medals were determined in the final.[2]

Rank Order Name Sport Class Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3  Alex Dupont (CAN) T54 3:11.75
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6  Kurt Fearnley (AUS) T54 3:11.92
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8  Jake Lappin (AUS) T54 3:12.60
4 4  Nathan Maguire (ENG) T54 3:12.73
5 7  Dillon Labrooy (ENG) T54 3:12.82
6 1  Sam Rizzo (AUS) T54 3:14.16
7 9  Tristan Smyth (CAN) T54 3:14.88
8 10  Richard Chiassaro (ENG) T54 3:18.63
9 5  Nkegbe Botsyo (GHA) T54 3:18.71 SB
10 2  Jack Agnew (NIR) T54 3:19.03

References

  1. ^ a b "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's T54 1500m". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b Athletics | Men's T54 1500m - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 125. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  3. ^ Athletics | Men's T54 1500m - Round 1 (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 127. Retrieved 24 April 2018.