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 Pires da Silva  Brazil
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tsutomu Nagata  Japan
2016

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 edit

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 edit

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

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Li Chaoyan   China 2:25:50 GR
  Alex Pires da Silva   Brazil 2:27:00 AR
  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 edit

  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.