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

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

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

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)2:18:53Sydney, Australia25 April 2021
Paralympic Record Mario Santillán Hernández (MEX)2:27:04Beijing, China17 September 2008
Area Time Athlete Nation
Africa2:30:44Abdelhadi El Harti Morocco
America2:27:04 PRMario Santillán Hernández Mexico
Asia2:25:23Tsutomu Nagata Japan
Europe2:26:54Abderrahman Ait Khamouch Spain
Oceania2:18:53 WRMichael 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 China2:25:50GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Alex Douglas Pires da Silva Brazil2:27:00AR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Tsutomu Nagata Japan2:29:33
4Aleksandr Iaremchuk RPC2:31:42PB
5Zhao Guocun China2:33:11
6Michael Roeger Australia2:34:45
7Efraín Sotacuro Peru2:41:20
8Manuel Mendes Portugal2:45:11
9Derek Rae Great Britain2:47:04SB
10Hávard Vatnhamar Faroe Islands2:58:27PB
11Carlos Ivan Sangama Sangama Peru3:00:50SB
Abdelhadi El Harti MoroccoDNF

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.
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