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.
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 record22.3417 November 2011Guadalajara, MexicoParalympic record22.8227 October 2008Sydney, AustraliaBroken records during the 2012 Summer ParalympicsParalympic record 22.62 31 August 2012 World record 22.27 31 August 2012 World record 22.05 2 September 2012 T46World & Paralympic record21.749 September 2008Beijing, 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 Notes1 Antonis Aresti T46 22.43 Q, RR2 Zhao Xu T45 22.62 Q, PR(T45)3 Suwaibidu Galadima T46 22.98 4 Emicarlo Souza T46 23.01 =SB5 Mahamane Sacko T46 23.02 6 Francis Kompaon T46 23.05 PB7 Ola Abidogun T46 23.26 8 Addoh Kimou T46 23.70 Wind: -0.2 m/s
Heat 2 Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes1 Simon Patmore T46 22.68 Q2 Yury Nosulenko T46 23.24 Q3 Roger Tapia T46 23.74 4 Revelinot Raherinandrasana T46 26.41 5 Kouame Jean-Luc Noumbo T46 DNF 6 Antônio Souza T46 DNS 7 Bashiru Yunusa T46 DNS Wind: +0.5 m/s
Heat 3 Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes1 Raciel Gonzalez Isidoria T46 22.09 Q, RR2 Yohansson Nascimento T45 22.27 Q, WR(T45)3 Yao Jianjun T46 22.68 q4 Saidi Adedeji T46 22.87 q5 Tomoki Tagawa T46 23.04 6 Tobi Fawehinmi T46 23.29 7 Pradeep Uggl Dena Pathirannehelag T46 23.40 8 Mohamed Kamara T46 24.46 Wind: Nil
Final Competed 2 September 2012 at 19:30. Rank Athlete Country Class Time Notes Yohansson Nascimento T45 22.05 WR(T45) Raciel Gonzalez Isidoria T46 22.15 Simon Patmore T46 22.36 4 Antonis Aresti T46 22.40 RR5 Yao Jianjun T46 22.81 SB6 Yury Nosulenko T46 22.88 7 Saidi Adedeji T46 23.02 SB Zhao Xu 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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