Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T52–54
Men's 100m races for wheelchair athletes at the 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in the Athens Olympic Stadium.[1] Events were held in two disability classes.
T52
[edit]| Men's 1,500m T52 at the XII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Athens Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 22–23 September 2004 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 3:49.06 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The T52 event consisted of 2 heats and a final. It was won by Thomas Geierspichler, representing 
Austria.[2]
1st Round
[edit]| Qualified for next round |
- Heat 1
22 Sept. 2004, 09:10
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Geierspichler (AUT) |
3:59.60 | Q |
| 2 |  Toshihiro Takada (JPN) |
4:03.73 | Q |
| 3 |  Richard Reelie (CAN) |
4:03.98 | Q |
| 4 |  Lachlan Jones (AUS) |
4:08.80 | q |
| 5 |  Herbert Burns (USA) |
4:34.16 | |
| 6 | Ian Rice (USA) |
4:35.87 | |
| 7 |  Ramon Pla (ESP) |
4:40.48 |
- Heat 2
22 Sept. 2004, 09:22
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santiago Sanz (ESP) |
3:53.73 | PR Q |
| 2 | Dean Bergeron (CAN) |
3:54.76 | Q |
| 3 | Tomoya Ito (JPN) |
4:04.88 | Q |
| 4 |  Per Vesterlund (SWE) |
4:05.49 | q |
| 5 | Clayton Gerein (CAN) |
4:08.07 | q |
| 6 | Theodore Bridis (USA) |
4:08.47 | q |
Final Round
[edit]23 Sept. 2004, 19:50
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Thomas Geierspichler (AUT) |
3:49.06 | PR |
 |
Santiago Sanz (ESP) |
3:49.25 | |
 |
Toshihiro Takada (JPN) |
3:49.76 | |
| 4 | Clayton Gerein (CAN) |
3:58.88 | |
| 5 | Lachlan Jones (AUS) |
3:59.15 | |
| 6 | Per Vesterlund (SWE) |
4:04.32 | |
| 7 | Richard Reelie (CAN) |
4:07.64 | |
| 8 | Theodore Bridis (USA) |
4:21.23 | |
| Dean Bergeron (CAN) |
DNF | ||
| Tomoya Ito (JPN) |
DNF |
T54
[edit]| Men's 1,500m T54 at the XII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Athens Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 19–21 September 2004 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 3:04.88 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The T54 event consisted of 3 heats, 2 semifinals and a final. It was won by Saúl Mendoza, representing 
Mexico.[3]
1st Round
[edit]| Qualified for next round |
- Heat 1
19 Sept. 2004, 18:15
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ernst van Dyk (RSA) |
3:04.50 | Q |
| 2 | Kurt Fearnley (AUS) |
3:04.77 | Q |
| 3 | Kelly Smith (CAN) |
3:05.22 | Q |
| 4 |  Ralph Brunner (GER) |
3:05.46 | Q |
| 5 | Aaron Gordian (MEX) |
3:05.47 | Q |
| 6 |  Franz Nietlispach (SUI) |
3:05.58 | q |
| 7 | Nobukazu Hanaoka (JPN) |
3:05.80 | q |
| 8 | Jacob Heilveil (USA) |
3:06.25 | |
| 9 |  Eric Teurnier (FRA) |
3:09.46 |
- Heat 2
19 Sept. 2004, 18:24
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joël Jeannot (FRA) |
3:00.17 | PR Q |
| 2 | Choke Yasuoka (JPN) |
3:00.43 | Q |
| 3 | Robert Figl (GER) |
3:00.63 | Q |
| 4 | Saúl Mendoza (MEX) |
3:00.64 | Q |
| 5 |  Tomasz Hamerlak (POL) |
3:00.81 | Q |
| 6 |  Rawat Tana (THA) |
3:01.15 | q |
| 7 | Scot Hollonbeck (USA) |
3:01.45 | q |
| 8 | Tobias Loetscher (SUI) |
3:04.54 | q |
| 9 | Carl Marquis (CAN) |
3:06.26 | |
| 10 | Paul Nunnari (AUS) |
3:06.53 |
- Heat 3
19 Sept. 2004, 18:33
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeffrey Adams (CAN) |
3:07.99 | Q |
| 2 | Marcel Hug (SUI) |
3:08.08 | Q |
| 3 | Prawat Wahorum (THA) |
3:08.24 | Q |
| 4 | Jun Hiromichi (JPN) |
3:08.32 | Q |
| 5 | Alhassane Balde (GER) |
3:08.33 | Q |
| 6 | Adam Bleakney (USA) |
3:08.60 | |
| 7 | Martin Velasco Soria (MEX) |
3:08.73 | |
| 8 | Ludovic Gapenne (FRA) |
3:09.15 | |
| 9 | Frederic Periac (AUS) |
3:10.62 | |
| 10 |  Marko Sever (SLO) |
3:10.89 |
Semifinals
[edit]- Heat 1
20 Sept. 2004, 19:10
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernst van Dyk (RSA) |
3:07.18 | Q |
| 2 | Kurt Fearnley (AUS) |
3:08.62 | Q |
| 3 | Aaron Gordian (MEX) |
3:08.98 | Q |
| 4 | Scot Hollonbeck (USA) |
3:09.15 | |
| 5 | Kelly Smith (CAN) |
3:09.23 | |
| 6 | Alhassane Balde (GER) |
3:09.30 | |
| 7 | Choke Yasuoka (JPN) |
3:22.32 | |
| Rawat Tana (THA) |
DNF | ||
| Franz Nietlispach (SUI) |
DNF | ||
| Robert Figl (GER) |
DNF |
- Heat 2
20 Sept. 2004, 19:25
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saúl Mendoza (MEX) |
3:04.52 | Q |
| 2 | Jeffrey Adams (CAN) |
3:04.69 | Q |
| 3 | Marcel Hug (SUI) |
3:04.73 | Q |
| 4 | Prawat Wahorum (THA) |
3:04.85 | q |
| 5 | Ralph Brunner (GER) |
3:05.10 | q |
| 6 | Joël Jeannot (FRA) |
3:05.11 | q |
| 7 | Tomasz Hamerlak (POL) |
3:05.27 | q |
| 8 | Nobukazu Hanaoka (JPN) |
3:05.53 | |
| 9 | Jun Hiromichi (JPN) |
3:08.34 | |
| 10 | Tobias Loetscher (SUI) |
3:08.64 |
Final Round
[edit]21 Sept. 2004, 09:05
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Saúl Mendoza (MEX) |
3:04.88 | |
|
Ernst van Dyk (RSA) |
3:05.29 | |
|
Marcel Hug (SUI) |
3:05.48 | |
| 4 | Kurt Fearnley (AUS) |
3:05.79 | |
| 5 | Jeffrey Adams (CAN) |
3:05.97 | |
| 6 | Ralph Brunner (GER) |
3:06.04 | |
| 7 | Prawat Wahorum (THA) |
3:06.15 | |
| 8 | Aaron Gordian (MEX) |
3:06.17 | |
| 9 | Joël Jeannot (FRA) |
3:06.38 | |
| 10 | Tomasz Hamerlak (POL) |
3:06.40 |
References
[edit]- ^ "2004 Summer Paralympics - Schedule - Athletics". Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 October 2004. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "Men's 1,500m T52". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ^ "Men's 1,500m T54". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2012.