Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 5000 metres T12

Men's 5000 metres T12 at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	London Olympic Stadium
Dates	3 September
Competitors	9 from 7 nations
Winning time	13:53.76
Medalists
El Amin Chentouf  Morocco Abderrahim Zhiou  Tunisia Henry Kirwa  Kenya

Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Classification
T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired
T/F20: Intellectual disability
T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy
F40: Les Autres
T/F42–46: Amputees
T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability
Men T/F11–13
Track
100 m		T11		T12		T13
200 m		T11		T12		T13
400 m		T11		T12		T13
800 m				T12		T13
1500 m		T11				T13
5000 m		T11		T12
4×100 m relay		T11–13
Road
Marathon				T12
Field
Long jump		F11				F13
Triple jump		F11		F12
Shot put		F11–12
Discus throw		F11
Javelin throw				F12–13
Women T/F11–13
Track
100 m		T11		T12		T13
200 m		T11		T12
400 m				T12		T13
1500 m				T12
Field
Long jump		F11–12				F13
Shot put		F11–12
Discus throw		F11–12
Javelin throw				F12–13

The Men's 5000 metres T12 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 3 September.^[1]

The T12 category is for athletes with visual impairment. Athletes in this category will generally have some residual sight, the ability to recognise the shape of a hand at a distance of 2 metres and the ability to perceive clearly will be no more than 2/60. T12 athletes commonly run with guides.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:

World & Paralympic record	Henry Kiprono Kirwa (KEN)	14:24.02	11 September 2008	Beijing, China
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
World record	El Amin Chentouf (MAR)	13:53.76	3 September 2012

Results

Competed 3 September 2012 at 20:05.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
	El Amin Chentouf	Morocco	13:53.76	WR
	Abderrahim Zhiou	Tunisia	14:19.97	PB
	Henry Kiprono Kirwa	Kenya	14:20.76	PB
4	Gustavo Nieves	Spain	14:22.93	RR
5	Tadashi Horikoshi	Japan	14:48.89	RR
6	Alberto Suárez Laso	Spain	14:50.28	PB
7	Nacer-Eddine Karfas	Algeria	15:11.41	SB
8	Masahiro Okamura	Japan	15:45.98
	Jose Luis Santero Guide: Jorge Luchik	Argentina	DQ

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best.

References

1. "Athletics – Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.