Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre backstroke S3

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Men's 50m Backstroke S3
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates 15 September
Competitors 11 from 10 nations
Winning time 44.31
Medalists
Du Jianping Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Min Byeong Eon Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Dmytro Vynohradets Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine

The men's 50m backstroke S3 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 15 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

2008 Summer Paralympics

The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the 13th Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao.

Beijing National Aquatics Center architectural structure

The Beijing National Aquatics Center, also officially known as the National Aquatics Center, and colloquially known as the Water Cube, is an aquatics center that was built alongside Beijing National Stadium in the Olympic Green for the swimming competitions of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Despite its nickname, the building is not an actual cube, but a cuboid. Ground was broken on December 24, 2003, and the Center was completed and handed over for use on January 28, 2008. Swimmers at the Water Cube broke 25 world records during the 2008 Olympics.

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Results

Heats

Competed from 09:40.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Du Jianping Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 49.01 Q, WR
2 Li Hanhua Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 55.86 Q
3 Andrade, Genezi Genezi Andrade Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 59.04 Q
4 Demarco, Michael Michael Demarco Flag of the United States.svg  United States Q
Eulert, Jimmy Jimmy Eulert Flag of Peru.svg  Peru DNS

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Min Byeong Eon Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 45.85 Q, WR
2 Vynohradets, Dmytro Dmytro Vynohradets Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 52.96 Q
3 Martinez, Miguel Angel Miguel Angel Martinez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 55.90 Q
4 Bakaev, Albert Albert Bakaev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Q
5 Tronco, Cristopher Cristopher Tronco Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
6 Kostakis, Ioannis Ioannis Kostakis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece

Final

Competed at 17:17.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Du Jianping Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 44.31 WR
Min Byeong Eon Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 44.80
Vynohradets, Dmytro Dmytro Vynohradets Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 53.37
4 Li Hanhua Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 54.42
5 Martinez, Miguel Angel Miguel Angel Martinez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 56.82
6 Bakaev, Albert Albert Bakaev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 58.31
7 Andrade, Genezi Genezi Andrade Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 59.25
8 Demarco, Michael Michael Demarco Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. DNS = Did not start.

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