Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 5000 metres T13
The men's 5000 metres T13 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place on 28 August 2021.
| Men's 5000 metres T13 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 28 August 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
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The T13 category is for athletes with a moderate visual impairment. Athletes in this category have a variety of visual impairments, but can typically recognize contours from a distance of 2 to 6 metres. Athletes in this category do not typically require a guide.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]
| World Record |  Youssef Benibrahim (MAR) | 14:20.69 | London, United Kingdom | 16 July 2017 |
| Paralympic Record |  Bilel Aloui (TUN) | 14:33.33 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 15 September 2016 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 14:20.69 WR | Youssef Benibrahim | Morocco |
| America | 14:23.24 | Guillaume Ouellet | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Asia | 15:44.29 | Toshiharu Takai |  Japan |
| Europe | 14:42.12 | Yassine Ouhdadi El Ataby |  Spain |
| Oceania | 15:31.61 | Tim Prendergast |  New Zealand |
Results
Final
The final took place on 28 August, at 9:40:[2]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Class | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Yassine Ouhdadi El Ataby | Spain | T13 | 14:34.13 | AR |
 | Jaryd Clifford |  Australia | T12 | 14:35.52 | AR |
 | Aleksandr Kostin Iurii Kloptcov (Guide) |  RPC | T12 | 14:37.42 | PB |
| 4 | David Devine |  Great Britain | T12 | 14:38.00 | SB |
| 5 | Guillaume Ouellet | Canada | T13 | 14:47.47 | |
| 6 | Wajdi Boukhili | Tunisia | T12 | 16:00.15 | |
| DNF | El Amin Chentouf | Morocco | T12 | ||
| DNS | Hatem Nasrallah | Tunisia | T12 |
References
- "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- "Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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