Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T46

Men's 200 metres T46 at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	London Olympic Stadium
Dates	31 August and 2 September
Competitors	23 from 17 nations
Winning time	22.05
Medalists
Yohansson Nascimento  Brazil Raciel Gonzalez Isidoria  Cuba Simon Patmore  Australia

Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Classification
T/F11–13: Blind and visually impaired
T/F20: Intellectual disability
T/F31–38: Cerebral palsy
F40: Les Autres
T/F42–46: Amputees
T/F51–58: Spinal cord disability
Men T/F42–46
Track
100 m		T42		T44		T46
200 m		T42		T44		T46
400 m				T44		T46
800 m						T46
1500 m						T46
4×100 m relay			T42-46
Road
Marathon						T46
Field
Long jump			F42-44			F46
Triple jump						F46
High jump		F42				F46
Shot put			F42-44			F46
Discus throw		F42		F44
Javelin throw		F42		F44
Women T/F42–46
Track
100 m		T42		T44		T46
200 m				T44		T46
400 m						T46
Field
Long jump			F42-44			F46
Shot put			F42-44
Javelin throw						F46

The Men's 200 metres T46 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 31 August and 2 September.^[1]

The T46 category is for athletes who have a single above or below elbow amputation or similar disability, with normal function in both legs. The event was also open to category T45 double arm amputees, and the gold medal was won by T45 athlete Yohansson Nascimento of Brazil.

Records[]

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Paralympic records were as follows:

T45	World record	Yohansson Nascimento (BRA)	22.34	17 November 2011	Guadalajara, Mexico
	Paralympic record	(NGR)	22.82	27 October 2008	Sydney, Australia
	Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
	Paralympic record	Zhao Xu (CHN)	22.62	31 August 2012
	World record	Yohansson Nascimento (BRA)	22.27	31 August 2012
	World record	Yohansson Nascimento (BRA)	22.05	2 September 2012
T46	World & Paralympic record	Heath Francis (AUS)	21.74	9 September 2008	Beijing, China

Results[]

Round 1[]

Competed 31 August 2012 from 21:00. Qual. rule: first 2 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1[]

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
1	Antonis Aresti	Cyprus	T46	22.43	Q, RR
2	Zhao Xu	China	T45	22.62	Q, PR(T45)
3	Suwaibidu Galadima	Nigeria	T46	22.98
4	Emicarlo Souza	Brazil	T46	23.01	=SB
5		Mali	T46	23.02
6	Francis Kompaon	Papua New Guinea	T46	23.05	PB
7	Ola Abidogun	Great Britain	T46	23.26
8		Ivory Coast	T46	23.70
				Wind: -0.2 m/s

Heat 2[]

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
1	Simon Patmore	Australia	T46	22.68	Q
2		Russia	T46	23.24	Q
3	Roger Tapia	Philippines	T46	23.74
4		Madagascar	T46	26.41
5		Ivory Coast	T46	DNF
6	Antônio Souza	Brazil	T46	DNS
7		Nigeria	T46	DNS
				Wind: +0.5 m/s

Heat 3[]

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
1	Raciel Gonzalez Isidoria	Cuba	T46	22.09	Q, RR
2	Yohansson Nascimento	Brazil	T45	22.27	Q, WR(T45)
3		China	T46	22.68	q
4		Nigeria	T46	22.87	q
5		Japan	T46	23.04
6	Tobi Fawehinmi	United States	T46	23.29
7	Pradeep Uggl Dena Pathirannehelag	Sri Lanka	T46	23.40
8		Sierra Leone	T46	24.46
				Wind: Nil

Final[]

Competed 2 September 2012 at 19:30.

Rank	Athlete	Country	Class	Time	Notes
	Yohansson Nascimento	Brazil	T45	22.05	WR(T45)
	Raciel Gonzalez Isidoria	Cuba	T46	22.15
	Simon Patmore	Australia	T46	22.36
4	Antonis Aresti	Cyprus	T46	22.40	RR
5		China	T46	22.81	SB
6		Russia	T46	22.88
7		Nigeria	T46	23.02	SB
	Zhao Xu	China	T45	DQ
				Wind: +0.1 m/s

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best. SB = Seasonal Best. DQ = Disqualified. DNS = Did not start. DNF = Did not finish.

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