Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T38
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{{Infobox Paralympic event
|event = Men's 1500 metres T38
|games = 2020 Summer
|image =
|caption =
|venue = Tokyo National Stadium
|dates = 4 September 2021 (final)
|competitors = 9
|nations = 6
|win_value = 3:58.92
|gold = Nathan Riech
|goldNPC = CAN
|silver = Abdelkrim Krai
|silverNPC = ALG
|bronze = Deon Kenzie
|bronzeNPC = AUS
| prev = 2016
| next = 2024
}}
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The men's 1500 metres T38 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place on 4 September 2021.
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Records
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/athletics/records|title=Records – World Para Athletics|accessdate=28 August 2021}}
{{World Paralympic Record
| world_athlete = {{flagathlete|Nathan Riech|CAN}}
| world_mark = 3:47.89
| world_place = Portland, United States
| world_date = 29 May 2021
| paralympic_athlete = {{flagIPCathlete|Abbes Saidi|TUN|2016 Summer}}
| paralympic_mark = 4:13.81
| paralympic_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| paralympic_date = 10 September 2016
}}
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! Area ! Time ! Athlete ! Nation | |||
| Africa | 4:04.70 | Abdelkrim Krai | {{Flagu|Algeria}} |
| America | 3:47.89 {{Abbr|WR|World Record}} | Nathan Riech | {{Flagu|Canada}} |
| Asia | 4:48.46 | Apisit Taprom | {{Flagu|Thailand}} |
| Europe | 4:04.39 | Redouane Hennouni-Bouzidi | {{Flagu|France}} |
| Oceania | 3:58.43 | Deon Kenzie | {{Flagu|Australia}} |
Results
The final took place on 4 September 2021, at 19:15:{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/ATH/PG2020-_ATH_C73G_ATHM1500M---38020-----FNL-000100--.pdf|title=Final results|accessdate=3 September 2021|archive-date=4 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904102749/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/ATH/PG2020-_ATH_C73G_ATHM1500M---38020-----FNL-000100--.pdf|url-status=dead}}
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| Rank
! Name ! Nationality ! Class ! Time ! Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{gold1}} | align="left" | Nathan Riech | align="left" | {{flagIPC|CAN|2020 Summer}} | T38 | 3:58.92 | {{AthAbbr|GR|Paralympic}} |
| {{silver2}} | align="left" | Abdelkrim Krai | align="left" | {{flagIPC|ALG|2020 Summer}} | T38 | 4:03.07 | {{AthAbbr|AR}} |
| {{bronze3}} | align="left" | Deon Kenzie | align="left" | {{flagIPC|AUS|2020 Summer}} | T38 | 4:03.76 | |
| 4 | align="left" | Redouane Hennouni-Bouzidi | align="left" | {{flagIPC|FRA|2020 Summer}} | T38 | 4:05.95 | |
| 5 | align="left" | Liam Stanley | align="left" | {{flagIPC|CAN|2020 Summer}} | T37 | 4:06.95 | {{AthAbbr|GR}} |
| 6 | align="left" | Daniel Bounty | align="left" | {{flagIPC|AUS|2020 Summer}} | T38 | 4:12.95 | |
| 7 | align="left" | Louis Radius | align="left" | {{flagIPC|FRA|2020 Summer}} | T38 | 4:17.19 | |
| 8 | align="left" | Michael McKillop | align="left" | {{flagIPC|IRL|2020 Summer}} | T37 | 4:27.69 | |
| 9 | align="left" | Carlos Alberto Castillo | align="left" | {{flagIPC|NCA|2020 Summer}} | T38 | 4:54.91 | {{AthAbbr|SB}} |
References
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