title: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 5000 metres
text: # Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 5000 metres
  
  The Men's 5000m athletics events for the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium from 31 August to 7 September. A total of three events were contested over this distance for three different classifications.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  | R | Round 1 | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Event↓/Date → | Fri 31 | Fri 31 | Sat 1 | Sat 1 | Sun 2 | Sun 2 | Mon 3 | Mon 3 | Wed 5 | Wed 5 | Fri 7 | Fri 7 |
  | T11 5000m | | | | | | | | | R | R | F | F |
  | T12 5000m | R | R | | | | | F | F | | | | |
  | T54 5000m | R | R | ½ | ½ | F | F | | | | | | |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### T11
  
  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.
  
  Top five finishers:
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Cristian Valenzuela Guide: Cristopher Guajardo | Chile | 15:26.26 | PB |
  | | Jason Joseph Dunkerley Guide: Josh Karanja | Canada | 15:34.07 | PB |
  | | Shinya Wada | Japan | 15:55.26 | RR |
  | 4 | Francis Thuo Karanja Guide: James Kuria Karanja | Kenya | 15:56.67 | PB |
  | 5 | Nuno Alves | Portugal | 16:06.28 | SB |
  
  ### T12
  
  The T12 category is for athletes with visual impairment. Athletes in this category will generally have some residual sight, the ability to recognise the shape of a hand at a distance of 2 metres and the ability to perceive clearly will be no more than 2/60. T12 athletes commonly run with guides.
  
  Top five finishers:
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | El Amin Chentouf | Morocco | 13:53.76 | WR |
  | | Abderrahim Zhiou | Tunisia | 14:19.97 | PB |
  | | Henry Kirwa | Kenya | 14:20.76 | PB |
  | 4 | Gustavo Nieves | Spain | 14:22.93 | RR |
  | 5 | Tadashi Horikoshi | Japan | 14:48.89 | RR |
  
  ### T54
  
  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.
  
  Final
  
  Top five finishers:
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | David Weir | Great Britain | 11:07.65 |
  | | Kurt Fearnley | Australia | 11:07.90 |
  | | Julien Casoli | France | 11:08.07 |
  | 4 | Marcel Hug | Switzerland | 11:08.16 |
  | 5 | Prawat Wahoram | Thailand | 11:08.55 |
  