![]() Nascimento at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Maceió, Brazil | 25 September 1987
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Sport | Para athletics |
Disability class | T46 |
Coached by | Amaury Verissimo (national) |
Achievements and titles | |
Paralympic finals | 2012 London |
Medal record |
Yohansson Nascimento (born 25 September 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]
Nasciemento resides in Maceió and is married to Talita. He was named after former Formula One driver Stefan Johansson.[2]
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]