Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – T11

The T/F 11 categorisation of athletics events, for athletes with the highest level of visual impairment. at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, take place at the Rio Olympic Stadium from September 8. A total of 19 events are contested in the classifications for which T/F11 athletes are eligible. This includes a number of T/F12 events in which T/F11 athletes are entitled to compete.

The T11 category is for athletes with a visual impairment. A T11 athlete may be entirely without sight, or be able to perceive light, but have no ability to see the shape of a hand at any distance. T11 athletes commonly run with guides.

For men, there are seven track and three field events at T/F11, while for women there are six track and three field events. In both cases, one of the track events is the T11-13 4 x 100 metres relay.

Men

Track

T11 100m

Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metres T11

Rank	Lane	Bib	Name	Nationality	Reaction	Time	Notes
	3	2347	David Brown	United States	0.123	10.99
	1	1146	Felipe Gomes	Brazil	0.176	11.08
	5	1911	Ananias Shikongo	Namibia	0.199	11.11
4	7	1241	Dongdong Di	China	0.188	11.32

T11 200m

Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T11

Rank	Lane	Bib	Name	Nationality	Reaction	Time	Notes
	3	1911	Ananias Shikongo	Namibia	0.183	22.44
	5	1146	Felipe Gomes	Brazil	0.203	22.52
	7	1167	Daniel Silva	Brazil	0.167	23.04
4	1	1242	Zetan Fan	China	0.164	23.24

T11 400m

Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T11

18:49 17 September 2016:

Rank	Lane	Bib	Name	Nationality	Reaction	Time	Notes
	3	1419	Gerard Descarrega Puigdevall	Spain	0.146	50.22
	5	1146	Felipe Gomes	Brazil	0.175	50.38
	1	1911	Ananias Shikongo	Namibia	0.202	50.63
4	7	1167	Daniel Silva	Brazil	0.167	50.93

T11 5000m

The Men's 5000 metres T11 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Rio Olympic Stadium on 8 September.

The event was undertaken as a single final for all competitors, using guides. It was the first medal awarded at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, and was won by Kenya's Samwel Mushai Kimani, holding off the host's world champion Odair Santos, who took silver ahead of Kenyan Wilson Bii.

Results

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
	Samwel Mushai Kimani Guide: James Boit	Kenya	15:16.11	PB
	Odair Santos Guide: Carlos Santos	Brazil	15:17.55
	Wilson Bii Guide: Benard Korir	Kenya	15:22.96	PB
4	Hasan Huseyin Kacar Guide: Muhammet Ugur Cakir	Turkey	15:49.52	PB
5	Zhang Zhen Guide: Zhang Mingyang	China	15:53.47
6	Shinya Wada Guide: Takashi Nakata	Japan	16:02.97
7	Darwin Castro Guide: Sebastian Rosero	Ecuador	16:25.38
8	Nuno Alves Guide: Ricardo Abreu	Portugal	17:03.64
9	Erick Kipto Sang Guide: Bernard Kipkurui Terer	Kenya	DQ
-	Cristian Valenzuela Guide: Jonathan Balados	Chile	DNS	-

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. DQ = disqualified RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DNF = Did not finish. DNS = Did not start.

T11-13 4 x 100 metre relay

Road

T12 Marathon

Field

F11 Long Jump

The Men's long Jump F11 is for athletes with the highest level of visual impairment. Athletes approach the jump blindfolded, guided by a coach or guide. The event was contested on the first morning of the Games on September 8, and Ricardo Costa De Oliveira won gold, the first gold for the host nation at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Results

Rank	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Best	Notes
	Ricardo Costa de Oliveira  (BRA)	x	6.41	x	6.32	6.43	6.52	6.52
	Lex Gillette  (USA)	5.01	5.39	5.95	5.61	6.44	5.93	6.44
	Ruslan Katyshev  (UKR)	6.15	6.18	6.20	x	x	5.90	6.20
4	Yang Chuan-Hui (TPE)	5.81	6.10	5.78	5.99	5.06	6.12	6.12
5	Elchin Muradov  (AZE)	5.70	5.88	5.89	5.95	6.09	5.81	6.09
6	Xavier Porras (ESP)	x	5.88	5.69	6.05	5.97	x	6.05
7	Chen Xingyu (CHN)	5.74	5.66	x	5.58	5.48	5.40	5.74
8	Mehmet Tunc (TUR)	x	x	5.66	5.58	5.48	5.40	5.66
9	Firas Bentria  (ALG)	5.59	5.57	5.58	-	-	-	5.59
10	Martin Parejo Maza  (ESP)	x	5.39	5.29	-	-	-	5.39
11	Hiep Nguyen Ngoc  (VIE)	x	4.08	4.07	-	-	-	4.08

F12 Shot Putt

The men's shot putt F12 competition was also open to F11 athletes, but no factoring took place. Oney Tapia of Italy was the only F11 athlete to enter, finishing 9th.

Rank	Athlete	Distance	Notes
	Kim Lopez Gonzalez  (ESP)	16.44	F12
	Saman Pakbaz  (IRI)	15.98	F12
	Roman Danyliuk  (UKR)	15.94	F12
4	Mavlonbek Haydarov  (UZB)	15.61	F12
5	Caio Vinicius da Silva Pereira (BRA)	15.23	F12
6	Miljenko Vucic  (CRO)	15.07	F12
7	Russell Short (AUS)	15.01	F12
8	Hector Cabrera Llacer  (ESP)	13.75	F12
9	Oney Tapia  (ITA)	12.72 (3)	F11
10	Alessandro Rodrigo Silva  (BRA)	12.43 (3)

Women

Track

T11 100m

The Women's 100 metres T11 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics will take place at the Rio Olympic Stadium on 8 and 9 September. It features 16 athletes from 11 countries, and expansion form 2012 that has led to the addition of a semi-final round.

The event is for athletes with the highest level of visual disability, and runners run in blindfolds, and are assisted by sighted guides. As such, races contain 4 rather than 8 athletes. Guides of medal winners are also awarded medals.

Results

In Round one, the winners of each heat and the four fastest losers qualify for the semi finals.

Heat one

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Lorena Salvatini Spoladore Guide: Oliveira Renato Ben Hur	Brazil	12.49	Q
2	Jia Juntingxian Guide: Shi Yang	China	12.58	q
3	Sonia Sirley Luna Rodriguez Guide: Wilmar Cabrera Estremor	Colombia	13.34	PB
4	Lia Beel Quintana Guide: David Alonso Gutierrez	Spain	13.99
			Wind:  _0.6 m/s

Heat two

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1=	Zhou Guohua Guide: Jia Dengpu	China	12.17	Q
1=	Libby Clegg Guide: Chris Clarke	Great Britain	12.17	Q
3	Brigitte Diasso Fatimata Guide: N'guessan Gohore Bi	Ivory Coast	13.10
4	Ronja Oja Guide: Jesper Oja	Finland	13.39
			Wind:   +0.6 m/s

Heat three

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Geber Santos Jerusa Guide: Guilherme Soares De Santana	Brazil	12.34	Q
2	Lahja Ishitile Guide: David Ndeilenga	Namibia	12.59	q
3	Esperanca Gicasso Guide: Antonio Dias Baptista Alaine	Angola	12.61
4	Lovina Onyegbule Guide: Chidozie Kalu	Nigeria	12.70
			Wind: m/s

Heat four

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
1	Liu Cuiqing Guide: Xu Donglin	China	12.03	Q
2	Terezinha Guilhermina Guide: Rafael Lazarini	Brazil	12.19	q
3	Arjola Dedaj Guide: Elisa Bettini	Italy	13.43
4	Chiaki Takada Guide: Shigekazu Omori	Japan	13.48
			Wind: -0.1 m/s

Semi finals

In the semi finals, both winners, and the 2 fastest losers qualify for the final.

Semi final one

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
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			Wind: -0.1 m/s

Semi final two

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
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			Wind: -0.1 m/s

Final

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
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			Wind: -0.1 m/s

T11-13 4 x 100 metre relay

Road

T12 Marathon

Field