The men's
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 Athletic ...
at the
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
The 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships was held in Christchurch, New Zealand from January 21 to 30, 2011. Athletes with a disability competed, and the Championships was a qualifying event for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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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
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Michael McKillop
Michael Gerard McKillop (born 27 January 1990 in Ballymena, Northern Ireland) is an Irish middle distance runner. He competes in the T37 disability sport classification, as he has a mild form of cerebral palsy.
He won the 800m title at the ...
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
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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
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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 in each heat(Q) and the next 1 fastest(q) advance to the final.
Final
Final - MEN'S 1500M - T54
, Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
The 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships was held in Christchurch, New Zealand from January 21 to 30, 2011. Athletes with a disability competed, and the Championships was a qualifying event for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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See also
*2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's pentathlon
The men's pentathlon at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships was held at the QEII Stadium on 25 January
Classification P11−13: visual impairment
Medalists
Results
List of IPC world records in athletics
World records in disability athletics are ratified by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). In Paralympic athletics competitions, athletes are given a class depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classes are as follows: ...
References
;General
Complete Results Book
from the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
The 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships was held in Christchurch, New Zealand from January 21 to 30, 2011. Athletes with a disability competed, and the Championships was a qualifying event for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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Schedule and results
Official site of the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
IPC Athletics Classification Explained
Scottish Disability Sport
;Specific
External links
*ParalympicSport.TV on YouTube
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships: Men's 1500m T20
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships: Men's 1500m T52
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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 Athletic ...
1500 metres at the World Para Athletics Championships