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2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 1500 Metres
The men's 1500 metres at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships is held at the QEII Stadium on 22–27, and 29 January In the classification T37 event, there were only two competitors, so even though Irelands Michael McKillop set a World Record, he did not receive a medal, as there must be a minimum of three competitors. Medalists T11 T12 T13 T20 T36 T37 The Men's 1500 metres, T37 was held on January 26 T37 = spasticity in an arm and leg on one side of the body, good functional ability on the other side. Results Final =Splits= T46 T52 The Men's 1500 metres, T52 was held on January 22 T52 = good shoulder, elbow and wrist function, poor to normal finger flexion and extension, no trunk or leg function Results Final =Splits= T54 The Men's 1500 metres, T54 was held on January 25 and 26 T54 = normal upper limb function, partial to normal trunk function, may have significant function of the lower limbs. Results Heats Qualification: First 3 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1500 Metres
The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilometers or approximately miles. The event is closely associated with its slightly longer cousin, the mile race, from which it derives its nickname "the metric mile". The demands of the race are similar to that of the 800 metres, but with a slightly higher emphasis on aerobic endurance and a slightly lower sprint speed requirement. The 1500 metre race is predominantly aerobic, but anaerobic conditioning is also required. Each lap run during the world-record race run by Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco in 1998 in Rome, Italy averaged just under 55 seconds (or under 13.8 seconds per 100 metres). 1,500 metres is three and three-quarter laps around a 400-metre track. During the 1970s and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |