Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's 5000 metres T11–13

Men's 5000m races for blind & visually impaired athletes at the 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in the Athens Olympic Stadium on 23 & 24 September.[1] Events were held in three disability classes, each class running a single race.

T11

Men's 5,000m T11 at the XII Paralympic Games
Venue	Athens Olympic Stadium
Dates	24 September 2004
Competitors	11 from 8 nations
Winning time	15:11.07
Medalists
Henry Wanyoike  Kenya Mustapha El Aouzari  Morocco Frangs T. Karanja  Kenya

The T11 event was won by Henry Wanyoike, representing  Kenya.[2]

Final Round

24 Sept. 2004, 20:20

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
	Henry Wanyoike (KEN)	15:11.07	WR
	Mustapha El Aouzari (MAR)	15:33.42
	Frangs T. Karanja (KEN)	16:05.38
4	Omar Benchiheb (ALG)	16:19.17
5	Nuno Alves (POR)	16:19.68
6	Robert Matthews MBE (GBR)	16:20.51
7	Paulo de Almeida Coelho (POR)	16:38.45
8	Ricardo Vale (POR)	16:42.72
9	Nicolas Ledesma (MEX)	16:44.37
	Zhang Zhen (CHN)	DNF
	Yuichi Takahashi (JPN)	DNF

T12

Men's 5,000m T12 at the XII Paralympic Games
Venue	Athens Olympic Stadium
Dates	24 September 2004
Competitors	12 from 11 nations
Winning time	14:54.08
Medalists
Maher Bouallegue  Tunisia Odair Santos  Brazil Emanuel Asinikal  Kenya

The T12 event was won by Maher Bouallegue, representing  Tunisia.[3]

Final Round

24 Sept. 2004, 21:05

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
	Maher Bouallegue (TUN)	14:54.08	PR
	Odair Santos (BRA)	15:00.80
	Emanuel Asinikal (KEN)	15:09.67
4	Noel Thatcher MBE (GBR)	15:16.59
5	Abel Avila (ESP)	15:16.70
6	Diosmani Gonzalez (CUB)	15:22.54
7	Moisés Beristáin (MEX)	15:41.72
8	Luis Enrique Herrera (MEX)	15:47.69
9	Vedran Lozanov (CRO)	16:01.38
10	Qi Shun (CHN)	16:13.85
11	Daniel Vasquez (CHI)	18:01.58
	Abdeljalil El Atifi (MAR)	DNF

T13

Men's 5,000m T13 at the XII Paralympic Games
Venue	Athens Olympic Stadium
Dates	23 September 2004
Competitors	12 from 9 nations
Winning time	15:21.25
Medalists
Joseph L. Ngorialuk  Kenya Said Gomez  Panama Yunieski Abreu  Cuba

The T13 event was won by Joseph L. Ngorialuk, representing  Kenya.[4]

Final Round

23 Sept. 2004, 20:10

Rank	Athlete	Time	Notes
	Joseph L. Ngorialuk (KEN)	15:21.25
	Said Gomez (PAN)	15:23.90
	Yunieski Abreu (CUB)	15:30.59
4	Kestutis Bartkenas (LTU)	15:47.46
5	Max Bergmann (GER)	16:04.99
6	Daniel Ramirez (MEX)	16:13.19
7	German Nava (MEX)	16:31.64
8	Cesar A. Lopez (GUA)	17:41.09
	Nicolai Ciumac (MDA)	DNF
	Zeinolla Seitov (KAZ)	DNS
	Linas Balsys (LTU)	DNS
	Igor Lisnic (MDA)	DNS

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 5,000m T11". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
3. "Men's 5,000m T12". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
4. "Men's 5,000m T13". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.