Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T46

The Men's 400 metres T46 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Olympic Stadium on 4 September.[1]

Men's 400 metres T46
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Olympic Stadium
Dates4 September
Competitors13 from 11 nations
Winning time48.45
Medalists
Gunther Matzinger  Austria
Yohansson Nascimento  Brazil
Pradeep Sanjaya Uggl
Dena Pathirannehelag
 Sri Lanka
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 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 World and Paralympic records were as follows:

World record (T45)  Yohansson Ferreira (BRA) 49.59 19 August 2007 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Paralympic record (T45) ?
World & Paralympic record (T46)  Heath Francis (AUS) 47.69 10 September 2008 Beijing, China
Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic record (T45) Yohansson Nascimento (BRA)50.184 September 2012
World record (T45) Yohansson Nascimento (BRA)49.214 September 2012

Results

Round 1

Competed 4 September 2012 from 10:38. Qual. rule: first 3 in each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest other times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
1Gunther Matzinger AustriaT4649.91Q
2Yohansson Nascimento BrazilT4550.18Q, PR
3Antonis Aresti CyprusT4650.30Q, SB
4Xie Hexing ChinaT4650.74q, SB
5Samuel Colmenares VenezuelaT4651.31SB
6Alexey Kotlov RussiaT4651.52
7Cesar Lopes Cardoso Guinea-BissauT4655.08SB

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
1Hermas Muvunyi RwandaT4649.75Q, RR
2Pradeep Uggl Dena Pathirannehelag Sri LankaT4649.82Q, PB
3Addoh Kimou Ivory CoastT4650.17Q, PB
4Emicarlo Souza BrazilT4650.40q
5Tshepo Bhebe South AfricaT4652.24
6Yao Jianjun ChinaT4654.37SB

Final

Competed 4 September 2012 at 20:54.

RankAthleteCountryClassTimeNotes
1Gunther Matzinger AustriaT4648.45RR
2Yohansson Nascimento BrazilT4549.21WR
3Pradeep Uggl Dena Pathirannehelag Sri LankaT4649.28RR
4Antonis Aresti CyprusT4649.59SB
5Hermas Muvunyi RwandaT4649.59RR
6Emicarlo Souza BrazilT4650.74
7Xie Hexing ChinaT461:01.80
8Addoh Kimou Ivory CoastT46DQ

Q = qualified by place. q = qualified by time. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. RR = Regional Record. PB = Personal Best.

References

  1. "Athletics - Schedule & Results". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
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