Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T11–13

Men's 1500m races for blind & visually impaired athletes at the 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in the Athens Olympic Stadium from 19 to 22 September.[1] Events were held in two disability classes.

T11

Men's 1,500m T11 at the XII Paralympic Games
Venue	Athens Olympic Stadium
Dates	22 September 2004
Competitors	8 from 6 nations
Winning time	4:08.58
Medalists
Mustapha El Aouzari  Morocco Jason Dunkerley  Canada Omar Benchiheb  Algeria

The T11 event consisted of a single race. It was won by Mustapha El Aouzari, representing  Morocco.[2]

Final Round

22 Sept. 2004, 18:25

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
	Mustapha El Aouzari (MAR)	4:08.58
	Jason Dunkerley (CAN)	4:14.19
	Omar Benchiheb (ALG)	4:14.62
4	Pedro Delgado (ESP)	4:15.57
5	Nuno Alves (POR)	4:17.59
6	Frangs T. Karanja (KEN)	4:25.89
7	Paulo de Almeida Coelho (POR)	4:26.60
	Ricardo Vale (POR)	DNF

T13

Men's 1,500m T13 at the XII Paralympic Games
Venue	Athens Olympic Stadium
Dates	19–21 September 2004
Competitors	20 from 15 nations
Winning time	3:51.09
Medalists
Maher Bouallegue  Tunisia Odair Santos  Brazil Emanuel Asinikal  Kenya

The T13 event consisted of 2 heats and a final. It was won by Maher Bouallegue, representing  Tunisia.[3]

1st Round

Qualified for next round

Heat 1

19 Sept. 2004, 20:50

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Maher Bouallegue (TUN)	4:02.19	Q
2	Tim Prendergast (NZL)	4:03.65	Q
3	Darren Westlake (GBR)	4:03.67	Q
4	Abel Avila (ESP)	4:03.74	Q
5	Gilson Anjos (BRA)	4:04.01	q
6	Emanuel Asinikal (KEN)	4:04.19	q
7	Yunieski Abreu (CUB)	4:07.41
8	Andrius Kalvelis (LTU)	4:16.24
9	Sergey Budanov (RUS)	4:16.93
10	Duncan Kipkemei (KEN)	4:18.05

Heat 2

19 Sept. 2004, 20:59

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
1	Odair Santos (BRA)	4:03.18	Q
2	Ignacio Avila (ESP)	4:03.59	Q
3	Max Bergmann (GER)	4:03.84	Q
4	Abdeljalil El Atifi (MAR)	4:04.31	Q
5	Peter Gottwald Jr. (USA)	4:05.05	q
6	Luis Enrique Herrera (MEX)	4:05.53	q
7	Andrew A. Auma (KEN)	4:13.97
8	Qi Shun (CHN)	4:14.04
9	Paolo Barbera (ITA)	4:16.21
10	Diosmani Gonzalez (CUB)	4:19.95

Final Round

21 Sept. 2004, 18:20

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
	Maher Bouallegue (TUN)	3:51.09	WR
	Odair Santos (BRA)	3:54.06
	Emanuel Asinikal (KEN)	3:54.74
4	Tim Prendergast (NZL)	3:56.03
5	Abel Avila (ESP)	3:57.44
6	Ignacio Avila (ESP)	4:04.71
7	Luis Enrique Herrera (MEX)	4:04.79
8	Peter Gottwald Jr. (USA)	4:08.39
9	Gilson Anjos (BRA)	4:08.41
10	Abdeljalil El Atifi (MAR)	4:08.91
11	Darren Westlake (GBR)	4:10.64
12	Max Bergmann (GER)	4:13.80

References

1. "2004 Summer Paralympics - Schedule - Athletics". Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 October 2004. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
2. "Men's 1,500m T11". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
3. "Men's 1,500m T13". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.