Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre backstroke S5

The men's 50m backstroke S5 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.

Men's 50m Backstroke S5
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates8 September
Competitors14 from 8 nations
Winning time35.28
Medalists
Daniel Dias  Brazil
He Junquan  China
Zsolt Vereczkei  Hungary

Results

Heats

Competed from 10:07.

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Daniel Dias Brazil36.46Q, WR
2Zsolt Vereczkei Hungary40.50Q
3Anthony Stephens Great Britain43.24Q
4Vicente Javier Torres Spain47.49
5Clodoaldo Silva Brazil48.16
6Roy Perkins United States50.77
7Dave Denniston United States53.07

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1He Junquan China35.04Q, WR
2Ervin Kovacs Hungary39.82Q
3Zul Amirul Sidi Abdullah Malaysia42.74Q
4Ricardo Ten Spain46.90Q
5Francisco Avelino Brazil47.29Q
6Miguel Luque Spain48.21
7Ariel Quassi Argentina49.73

Final

Competed at 18:41.

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Daniel Dias Brazil35.28
He Junquan China35.43
Zsolt Vereczkei Hungary38.78
4Ervin Kovacs Hungary40.61
5Zul Amirul Sidi Abdullah Malaysia42.94
6Ricardo Ten Spain45.28
7Francisco Avelino Brazil47.28
Anthony Stephens Great BritainDQ

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

References

  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 50m Backstroke S5". 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.
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