Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 5000 metres T54
| Men's 5000 metres T54 at the XIV Paralympic Games |
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| Venue | London Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 31 August to 2 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 25 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 11:07.65 | ||||||||||||
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David Weir |
 Great Britain
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Kurt Fearnley |
 Australia
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Julien Casoli |
 France
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The Men's 5000 metres T54 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 31 August to 2 September.
The T54 category is for wheelchair athletes with no leg function, but near full arm function and reasonable to normal trunk function. Typically this may be caused by a lower spinal cord injury or spinal cord birth defect.
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:
Competed 31 August 2012 from 19:15. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the best fourth place (q) qualified.
Competed 2 September 2012 at 21:49.
Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time.
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