Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre backstroke S4
Men's 50m Backstroke S4 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | ||||||||||||
Dates | 8 September | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 11 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 42.77 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's 50m backstroke S4 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 8 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
Results
Heats
Competed from 10:01.
Heat 1
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | David Smétanine | France | 47.39 | Q |
2 | Arnost Petracek | Czech Republic | 50.96 | Q |
3 | Stylianos Tsakonas | Greece | 51.04 | Q |
4 | Arkaitz Garcia Tolson | Spain | 55.01 | |
5 | Joon Seo | Brazil | 56.70 |
Heat 2
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Juan Reyes | Mexico | 42.71 | Q, WR |
2 | Zeng Huabin | China | 49.44 | Q |
3 | Kestutis Skucas | Lithuania | 49.67 | Q |
4 | Jan Povysil | Czech Republic | 52.46 | Q |
5 | Nelson Lopes | Portugal | 52.74 | Q |
6 | Joe McCarthy | United States | 55.70 |
Final
Competed at 18:36.
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Juan Reyes | Mexico | 42.77 | ||
David Smétanine | France | 48.66 | ||
Zeng Huabin | China | 49.02 | ||
4 | Arnost Petracek | Czech Republic | 50.40 | |
5 | Kestutis Skucas | Lithuania | 50.59 | |
6 | Stylianos Tsakonas | Greece | 51.15 | |
7 | Jan Povysil | Czech Republic | 52.79 | |
8 | Nelson Lopes | Portugal | 53.38 |
Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.
References
- "Heats and Final Results - Men's 50m Backstroke S4". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- "Schedules & Results - Swimming". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2012.