Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1500 metres T46
| Men's 1500 metres T46 at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 28 August 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 3:52.08 | ||||||||||||
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The men's 1500 metres T46 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo took place on 28 August 2021.
The T46 category is for athletes who have a single above or below elbow amputation or similar disability, with normal function in both legs.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows:[1]
| World Record |  Michael Roeger (AUS) | 3:46.51 | Sydney, Australia | 4 February 2017 |
| Paralympic Record |  Abraham Cheruiyot Tarbei (KEN) | 3:50.15 | London, United Kingdom | 4 September 2012 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 3:50.15 PR | Abraham Cheruiyot Tarbei |  Kenya |
| America | 3:54.43 | Alex Pires da Silva |  Brazil |
| Asia | 3:58.23 | Qin Ning |  China |
| Europe | 3:50.87 | Hristiyan Stoyanov |  Bulgaria |
| Oceania | 3:46.51 WR | Michael Roeger | Australia |
Results
Final
The final took place on 28 August 2021, at 10:28:[2]
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Aleksandr Iaremchuk |  RPC | 3:52.08 | |
 | Hristiyan Stoyanov |  Bulgaria | 3:52.63 | |
 | David Emong |  Uganda | 3:53.51 | PB |
| 4 | Samir Nouioua |  Algeria | 3:55.56 | SB |
| 5 | Gemechu Amenu Dinsa |  Ethiopia | 3:56.04 | PB |
| 6 | Felix Kipruto | Kenya | 3:59.98 | PB |
| 7 | Christian Lykkeby Olsen |  Denmark | 4:00.16 | PB |
| 8 | Hermas Muvunyi |  Rwanda | 4:00.46 | PB |
| 9 | Luke Nuttall |  Great Britain | 4:02.65 | |
| 10 | Remy Nikobimeze |  Burundi | 4:05.44 | SB |
| 11 | Manuel Ernestro Jaime |  Angola | 4:09.79 | SB |
| 12 | Li Chaoyan |  China | 4:11.63 | SB |
