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

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| 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 | T42-46 | T42-46 |
| Road |||||||
| Marathon | | | | | T46 |
| Field |||||||
| Long jump | | F42-44 | F42-44 | | F46 |
| Triple jump | | | | | F46 |
| High jump | F42 | | | | F46 |
| Shot put | | F42-44 | F42-44 | 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 | F42-44 | | F46 |
| Shot put | | F42-44 | F42-44 | 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.
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 |
| T45 | Paralympic record | Vitalis Lanshima (NGR) | 22.82 | 27 October 2008 | Sydney, Australia |
| Broken records during the 2012 Summer Paralympics |||||
| T45 | Paralympic record | Zhao Xu (CHN) | 22.62 | 31 August 2012 | |
| T45 | World record | Yohansson Nascimento (BRA) | 22.27 | 31 August 2012 | |
| T45 | 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 | Mahamane Sacko | Mali | T46 | 23.02 | |
| 6 | Francis Kompaon | Papua New Guinea | T46 | 23.05 | PB |
| 7 | Ola Abidogun | Great Britain | T46 | 23.26 | |
| 8 | Addoh Kimou | Ivory Coast | T46 | 23.70 | |
| | | | | Wind: -0.2 m/s | Wind: -0.2 m/s |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Class | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Simon Patmore | Australia | T46 | 22.68 | Q |
| 2 | Yury Nosulenko | Russia | T46 | 23.24 | Q |
| 3 | Roger Tapia | Philippines | T46 | 23.74 | |
| 4 | Revelinot Raherinandrasana | Madagascar | T46 | 26.41 | |
| 5 | Kouame Jean-Luc Noumbo | Ivory Coast | T46 | DNF | |
| 6 | Antônio Souza | Brazil | T46 | DNS | |
| 7 | Bashiru Yunusa | Nigeria | T46 | DNS | |
| | | | | Wind: +0.5 m/s | 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 | Yao Jianjun | China | T46 | 22.68 | q |
| 4 | Saidi Adedeji | Nigeria | T46 | 22.87 | q |
| 5 | Tomoki Tagawa | Japan | T46 | 23.04 | |
| 6 | Tobi Fawehinmi | United States | T46 | 23.29 | |
| 7 | Pradeep Uggl Dena Pathirannehelag | Sri Lanka | T46 | 23.40 | |
| 8 | Mohamed Kamara | Sierra Leone | T46 | 24.46 | |
| | | | | Wind: Nil | 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 | Yao Jianjun | China | T46 | 22.81 | SB |
| 6 | Yury Nosulenko | Russia | T46 | 22.88 | |
| 7 | Saidi Adedeji | Nigeria | T46 | 23.02 | SB |
| | Zhao Xu | China | T45 | DQ | |
| | | | | Wind: +0.1 m/s | 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.