Yohansson Nascimento

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Yohansson Nascimento

| image = Yohansson Nascimento at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.png

| caption = Nascimento at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|09|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Maceió, Brazil

| country = {{flagcountry|Brazil}}

| sport = Para athletics

| disability_class = T46

| club =

| coach = Amaury Verissimo (national)

| paralympics = 2012 London

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry | {{flagu|Brazil}} }}

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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, and is classified T46.{{cite web |url=http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=681754 |title=Nasciamento Yohansson |author= |website=International Paralympic Committee |access-date=25 October 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064921/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=681754 |url-status=live }} He started athletics in 2005.{{cite web |url=http://fcassessoriaesportiva.blogspot.com/2012/09/yohansson-nascimento-conquista-segundo.html |title=Yohansson Nascimento conquista segundo ouro brasileiro no atletismo com recorde mundial |publisher=FC Assessoria Esportiva |access-date=24 January 2013 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095626/http://fcassessoriaesportiva.blogspot.com/2012/09/yohansson-nascimento-conquista-segundo.html |url-status=live }}

Personal history

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

Athletics career

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/results2pdf.php?sport=athletics&competition=2012PG&gender=m&discipline=&event=200+m&eclass=T46 |title=London 2012 Paralympic Games – Athletics – Men's 200 m T46 |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |access-date=2013-01-24 |archive-date=2014-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714221029/http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/results2pdf.php?sport=athletics&competition=2012PG&gender=m&discipline=&event=200+m&eclass=T46 |url-status=live }} He won a silver medal in the T46 400m event, also in T45 world record time.{{cite web |url=http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/results2pdf.php?sport=athletics&competition=2012PG&gender=m&discipline=&event=400+m&eclass=T46 |title=London 2012 Paralympic Games – Athletics – Men's 400 m T46 |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |access-date=2013-01-24 |archive-date=2014-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714123034/http://www.paralympic.org/ipc_results/results2pdf.php?sport=athletics&competition=2012PG&gender=m&discipline=&event=400+m&eclass=T46 |url-status=live }} He set a third T45 world record in his 100m heat{{cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/athletics/event/men-100m-t46/phase=atm141900/index.html |title=Men's 100 m T46: Heats |publisher=London 2012 Paralympics |access-date=24 January 2013 |archive-date=14 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214034642/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/athletics/event/men-100m-t46/phase=atm141900/index.html |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.paralympic.org/feature/no-9-injured-nascimento-limps-finish-line |title=No. 9: Injured Nascimento limps to the finish line |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |access-date=24 January 2013 |archive-date=27 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127062242/http://www.paralympic.org/feature/no-9-injured-nascimento-limps-finish-line |url-status=live }}