Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre backstroke S2

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Men's 50m Backstroke S2
at the XII Paralympic Games
Swimming pictogram (Paralympics).svg
Paralympic Swimming
Venue Olympic Aquatic Centre
Dates 27 September 2004
Competitors 12 from 10 nations
Winning time 1:05.51
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg James Anderson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Silver medal icon.svg Miroslaw Piesak Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Bronze medal icon.svg Georgios Kapellakis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
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The Men's 50 metre backstroke S2 swimming event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 27 September. [1] It was won by James Anderson, representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain. [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.

Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Great Britain sent a delegation of 166 athletes to the 2004 Summer Paralympics, covering 15 sports. The ParalympicsGB team entered the opening ceremony behind the Union Flag carried by Noel Thatcher.

Contents

1st round

Qualified for final round
Heat 1

27 Sept. 2004, morning session

RankAthleteTimeNotes
1Flag of the United States.svg  Curtis Lovejoy  (USA)1:04.43WR
2Flag of Finland.svg  Pekka Kantola  (FIN)1:15.45
3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Denys Zhumela  (UKR)1:16.01
4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Vojtech Franek  (CZE)1:17.67
5Flag of Greece.svg  Antonios Kymoundris  (GRE)1:21.99
6Flag of Colombia.svg  Marcos Omar Suarez  (COL)1:30.09
Heat 2

27 Sept. 2004, morning session

RankAthleteTimeNotes
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  James Anderson  (GBR)1:10.01
2Flag of Poland.svg  Miroslaw Piesak  (POL)1:12.78
3Flag of Greece.svg  Georgios Kapellakis  (GRE)1:17.98
4Flag of Brazil.svg  Adriano Pereira  (BRA)1:20.14
5Flag of Germany.svg  Christian Goldbach  (GER)1:21.26
6Flag of Greece.svg  Nikolaos Kaplanis  (GRE)1:24.43

Final round

27 Sept. 2004, evening session

RankAthleteTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  James Anderson  (GBR)1:05.51
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Poland.svg  Miroslaw Piesak  (POL)1:09.42
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Greece.svg  Georgios Kapellakis  (GRE)1:11.46
4Flag of Finland.svg  Pekka Kantola  (FIN)1:14.42
5Flag of the United States.svg  Curtis Lovejoy  (USA)1:16.68
6Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Vojtech Franek  (CZE)1:17.31
7Flag of Ukraine.svg  Denys Zhumela  (UKR)1:17.88
8Flag of Brazil.svg  Adriano Pereira  (BRA)1:19.75

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The Men's 100 metre backstroke S8 swimming event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 22 September. It was won by Travis Mohr, representing  United States.

The Men's 100 metre backstroke S9 swimming event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 25 September. It was won by Jarrett Perry, representing  United States.

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The Men's 50 metre backstroke S4 swimming event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 20 September. It was won by Juan Ignacio Reyes, representing  Mexico.

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.

The Men's 50 metre freestyle S13 swimming event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 27 September. It was won by Andrey Strokin, representing  Russia.

The Women's 100 metre backstroke S11 swimming event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 25 September. It was won by Dong Qiming, representing  China.

The Women's 100 metre backstroke S13 swimming event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 26 September. It was won by Chelsey Gotell, representing  Canada.

The Women's 100 metre backstroke S6 swimming event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 21 September. It was won by Nyree Lewis, representing  Great Britain.

The Women's 100 metre backstroke S7 swimming event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 22 September. It was won by Kristin Hakonardottir, representing  Iceland.

The Women's 100 metre backstroke S8 swimming event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 22 September. It was won by Keren Or Leybovitch, representing  Israel.

The Women's 100 metre backstroke S9 swimming event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 25 September. It was won by Stephanie Dixon, representing  Canada.

The Women's 50 metre backstroke S4 swimming event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 20 September. It was won by Mayumi Narita, representing  Japan.

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.

References

  1. "Schedule & Results - Swimming". Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 March 2006. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  2. "Men's 50m Backstroke S2". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 24 October 2012.