Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Women's 50 metre backstroke S4

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Women's 50m Backstroke S4
at the XII Paralympic Games
Swimming pictogram (Paralympics).svg
Paralympic Swimming
Venue Olympic Aquatic Centre
Dates 20 September 2004
Competitors 9 from 8 nations
Winning time 49.54
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Mayumi Narita Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Silver medal icon.svg Edenia Garcia Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Bronze medal icon.svg Anne Cecile Lequien Flag of France.svg  France
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The Women's 50 metre backstroke S4 swimming event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 20 September. [1] It was won by Mayumi Narita, representing Flag of Japan.svg  Japan. [2]

2004 Summer Paralympics

The 2004 Summer Paralympics, the 12th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Athens, Greece from 17 September to 28 September 2004. 3,806 athletes from 136 National Paralympic Committees competed. 519 medal events were held in 19 sports.

Mayumi Narita is a Japanese swimmer, described as "one of the world’s best Paralympic athletes" by the International Paralympic Committee. Japan Today has described her as a "swimming sensation perhaps as great as the Thorpedo but whose name few know". She has won 15 gold medals at the Paralympics, and 20 total.

Japan at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Japan competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 162 athletes—108 men and 54 women. Japanese competitors won 52 medals, 17 gold, 15 silver and 20 bronze, to finish 10th in the medal table.

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1st round

Qualified for final round
Heat 1

20 Sept. 2004, morning session

RankAthleteTimeNotes
1Flag of Japan.svg  Mayumi Narita  (JPN)51.08
2Flag of Russia.svg  Natalia Popova  (RUS)59.35
3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Sofiya Avramova  (UKR)1:00.51
4Flag of the United States.svg  Aimee Bruder  (USA)1:10.06
Heat 2

20 Sept. 2004, morning session

RankAthleteTimeNotes
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Edenia Garcia  (BRA)52.61
2Flag of France.svg  Anne Cecile Lequien  (FRA)54.05
3Flag of the United States.svg  Melanie Benn  (USA)1:05.64
4Flag of Poland.svg  Karolina Hamer  (POL)1:06.68
5Flag of Spain.svg  Regina Cachan  (ESP)1:12.50

Final round

20 Sept. 2004, evening session

RankAthleteTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Mayumi Narita  (JPN)49.54PR
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Brazil.svg  Edenia Garcia  (BRA)51.51
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of France.svg  Anne Cecile Lequien  (FRA)53.37
4Flag of Russia.svg  Natalia Popova  (RUS)57.18
5Flag of Ukraine.svg  Sofiya Avramova  (UKR)1:01.27
6Flag of the United States.svg  Melanie Benn  (USA)1:04.59
7Flag of Poland.svg  Karolina Hamer  (POL)1:06.09
8Flag of the United States.svg  Aimee Bruder  (USA)1:07.76

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The Men's 50 metre backstroke S3 swimming event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 27 September. It was won by Du Jian Ping, representing  China.

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The Men's 50 metre backstroke S5 swimming event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 20 September. It was won by He Junquan, representing  China.

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The Women's 50 metre backstroke S5 swimming event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 20 September. It was won by Bela Hlavackova, representing  Czech Republic.

The Women's 50 metre freestyle S4 swimming event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 27 September. It was won by Mayumi Narita, representing  Japan.

References

  1. ↑ "Schedule & Results - Swimming". Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 March 2006. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Women's 50m Backstroke S4". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
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