2011 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 5000 metres

The men's 5000 metres
5000 metres
The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...

at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
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....

is held at the QEII Stadium

Queen Elizabeth II Park

Queen Elizabeth II Park is a multi-use stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand. The stadium has a capacity of 25,000 people. It was built in 1973, to host the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in which a temporary 15000 seat western stand was erected for the event taking capacity to 35000...

on 22, and 24-27 January

Medalists

Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
T11
T12
T46	Abraham Cheruiyot Tarbei Abraham Cheruiyot Tarbei Abraham Cheruiyot Tarbei is a Paralympian athlete from Kenya competing mainly in category T46 middle distance events.He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a gold medal in the men's 1500 metres - T46 event and a gold medal in the men's 5000 metres - T46...	Wondiye Fikre Indelbu	Tesfalem Gebru Kebede
T52
T54

T46

The Men's 5000 metres, T46 was held on January 22

T46 = single above or below elbow amputation

Amputation

Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma, prolonged constriction, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on individuals as a preventative surgery for...

, or equivalent impairments

Final

Name	Time	Notes
Abraham Cheruiyot Tarbei Abraham Cheruiyot Tarbei Abraham Cheruiyot Tarbei is a Paralympian athlete from Kenya competing mainly in category T46 middle distance events.He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a gold medal in the men's 1500 metres - T46 event and a gold medal in the men's 5000 metres - T46...	14:48.29
Wondiye Fikre Indelbu	14:48.48
Tesfalem Gebru Kebede	14:53.32
Stanley Cheruiyot	15:05.26
Mario Santillian Hernandez	15:12.72
Abdenour Rechidi	15:18.15
Pedro Meza Zempoaltecatl	15:37.39
Samir Nouioua Samir Nouioua Samir Nouioua is a Paralympian athlete from Algeria competing mainly in category T46 middle distance events.He competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There he won a gold medal in the men's 1500 metres - T46 event, a gold medal in the men's 5000 metres - T46 event and a silver...	DNF	R 125.5

Key: R 125.5 = Warning by unsporting manner

Splits

Intermediate	Athlete	Mark
1000m	Mario Santillian Hernandez	3:03.53
2000m	Abraham Cheruiyot Tarbei Abraham Cheruiyot Tarbei Abraham Cheruiyot Tarbei is a Paralympian athlete from Kenya competing mainly in category T46 middle distance events.He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a gold medal in the men's 1500 metres - T46 event and a gold medal in the men's 5000 metres - T46...	6:03.62
3000m	Abraham Cheruiyot Tarbei Abraham Cheruiyot Tarbei Abraham Cheruiyot Tarbei is a Paralympian athlete from Kenya competing mainly in category T46 middle distance events.He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a gold medal in the men's 1500 metres - T46 event and a gold medal in the men's 5000 metres - T46...	8:56.42
4000m	Tesfalem Gebru Kebede	12:01.94

External links

ParalympicSport.TV on YouTube
- 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships: Men's 5000m T11
- 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships: Men's 5000m T54

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