Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's marathon T46

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Men's marathon T46
at the XVI Paralympic Games
Venue
Tokyo National Stadium
Dates5 September 2021
Competitors12 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Li Chaoyan  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alex Pires da Silva  Brazil
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tsutomu Nagata  Japan
2016

The men's marathon T46 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, took place on 5 September 2021.

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 records were as follows:[1]

World Record  Michael Roeger (AUS) 2:18:53 Sydney, Australia 25 April 2021
Paralympic Record  Mario Santillán Hernández (MEX) 2:27:04 Beijing, China 17 September 2008
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa 2:30:44 Abdelhadi El Harti  Morocco
America 2:27:04 PR Mario Santillán Hernández  Mexico
Asia 2:25:23 Tsutomu Nagata  Japan
Europe 2:26:54 Abderrahman Ait Khamouch  Spain
Oceania 2:18:53 WR Michael Roeger  Australia

Results

The race took place on 5 September 2021, at 6:50:[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Li Chaoyan  China 2:25:50 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alex Pires da Silva  Brazil 2:27:00 AR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tsutomu Nagata  Japan 2:29:33
4 Aleksandr Iaremchuk  
RPC
2:31:42 PB
5 Zhao Guocun  China 2:33:11
6 Michael Roeger  Australia 2:34:45
7 Efraín Sotacuro  Peru 2:41:20
8 Manuel Mendes  Portugal 2:45:11
9 Derek Rae  Great Britain 2:47:04 SB
10 Hávard Vatnhamar  Faroe Islands 2:58:27 PB
11 Carlos Ivan Sangama Sangama  Peru 3:00:50 SB
Abdelhadi El Harti  Morocco DNF

References

  1. ^ "Records – World Para Athletics". Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.