Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics - Men's marathon T11

Men's marathon T11
at the XII Paralympic Games
Competitors 17 from 10 nations
Medalists
  Yuichi Takahashi   Japan
  Carlos Amaral Ferreira   Portugal
  Andrea Cionna   Italy

The Men's marathon T11 was a marathon event in athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, for totally blind athletes (running with a sighted guide). Defending champion and world record holder Carlos Amaral Ferreira of Portugal took part, along with sixteen other athletes, from a total of ten countries. No athlete had ever successfully defended his title in the men's fully blind marathon, and Ferreira failed to become the first; he took silver, finishing half a minute behind Japan's Yuichi Takahashi.[1]

The 2004 men's T11 marathon is the most recent to have been held as a distinct event. At the 2008 Paralympics, it was abolished, and athletes categorised T11 (totally blind) were invited to run in the T12 marathon for athletes with severe visual impairment.[2]

Results

Place Athlete Time
1  Yuichi Takahashi (JPN) 2:44:24
2  Carlos Amaral Ferreira (POR) 2:45:07
3  Andrea Cionna (ITA) 2:49:59
4  Yoshihide Fukuhara (JPN) 2:53:56
5  Kiyoshi Hoshina (JPN) 2:56:30
6  Jambal Lkhagvajav (MGL) 3:03:03
7  Carlo Durante (ITA) 3:05:01
8  Clemente Esquivel (MEX) 3:20:23
9  Joerund Gaasemyr (NOR) 3:22:41
10  Pablo Astoreca (ARG) 3:30:37
11  Nikolaos Tsatsaklas (GRE) 3:44:39
12  Stergios Sioutis (GRE) 3:47:11
13  Konstantinos Stavridis (GRE) 3:49:26
-  Pedro Acosta (MEX) dnf
-  Nicolas Ledezma (MEX) dnf
-  Martin Mosso (COL) dnf
-  Zhang Zhen (CHN) dnf

See also

References

  1. ^ "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games: Athletics: Men's Marathon T11", International Paralympic Committee
  2. ^ "Medallists by Event: Athletics: Men's Marathon", International Paralympic Committee
Men's
1960-1984: not held • 1988: Gaasemyr • 1992: Durante • 1996: Yanagawa • 2000: Ferreira • 2004: Takahashi • 2008: not held
Women's
1960-2008: none held