Yohansson Nascimento

Yohansson Nascimento
Medal record
Track and field (T45)
Competitor for  Brazil
Paralympic Games
2012 London 200m - T46
2008 Beijing 4x100m - T42-46
2012 London 400m - T46
2008 Beijing 100m - T46
IPC Athletics World Championships
2011 Christchurch 100m - T46
2013 Lyon 200m - T46
2015 Doha 200m - T47
2011 Christchurch 200m - T46
2013 Lyon 4x100m - T42-46
2015 Doha 100m - T47
2011 Christchurch 4x100m - T42-46
2013 Lyon 100m - T46
Parapan American Games
2011 Guadalajara 100m - T46
2011 Guadalajara 200m - T46
2015 Toronto 200m - T46

Yohansson Nascimento (born 25/09/1987) is an athlete and Paralympian from Brazil competing mainly in T45/46 sprint events. He was born without both his hands,[1] and is classified T46.[2] He started athletics in 2005.[1]

Nascimento competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There, he won a silver medal in the men's 4 x 100 metre relay - T42-46 event, a bronze medal in the men's 100 metres - T46 event, finished fifth in the men's 200 metres - T46 event and went out in the first round of the men's 400 metres - T46 event.

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the men's 200 metres T46 event, breaking the T45 world record twice in the process.[3] He won a silver medal in the T46 400m event, also in T45 world record time.[4] He set a third T45 world record in his 100m heat[5] but in the final he pulled up injured and fell to the track. His determination to cross the finish line regardless was selected Number 9 in the IPC's Top 50 Paralympic Moments of 2012.[6]

Nasciemento resides in Maceió and is married to Talita. He was named after former Formula One driver Stefan Johansson.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Yohansson Nascimento conquista segundo ouro brasileiro no atletismo com recorde mundial". FC Assessoria Esportiva. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Nasciamento Yohansson". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "London 2012 Paralympic Games - Athletics - Men's 200 m T46". International Paralympic Committee.
  4. ↑ "London 2012 Paralympic Games - Athletics - Men's 400 m T46". International Paralympic Committee.
  5. ↑ "Men's 100m - T46: Heats". London 2012 Paralympics. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "No. 9: Injured Nascimento limps to the finish line". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 24 January 2013.

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