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

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Men's 50m Backstroke S5
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue Beijing National Aquatics Center
Dates 8 September
Competitors 14 from 8 nations
Winning time 35.28
Medalists
Daniel Dias Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
He Junquan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Zsolt Vereczkei Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary

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.

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 10:07.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Dias, Daniel Daniel Dias Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 36.46 Q, WR
2 Vereczkei, Zsolt Zsolt Vereczkei Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 40.50 Q
3 Stephens, Anthony Anthony Stephens Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 43.24 Q
4 Torres, Vicente Javier Vicente Javier Torres Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 47.49
5 Silva, Clodoaldo Clodoaldo Silva Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 48.16
6 Perkins, Roy Roy Perkins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 50.77
7 Denniston, Dave Dave Denniston Flag of the United States.svg  United States 53.07

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 He Junquan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 35.04 Q, WR
2 Kovacs, Ervin Ervin Kovacs Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 39.82 Q
3 Abdullah, Zul Amirul Sidi Zul Amirul Sidi Abdullah Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 42.74 Q
4 Ten, Ricardo Ricardo Ten Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 46.90 Q
5 Avelino, Francisco Francisco Avelino Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 47.29 Q
6 Luque, Miguel Miguel Luque Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 48.21
7 Quassi, Ariel Ariel Quassi Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 49.73

Final

Competed at 18:41.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
Dias, Daniel Daniel Dias Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 35.28
He Junquan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 35.43
Vereczkei, Zsolt Zsolt Vereczkei Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 38.78
4 Kovacs, Ervin Ervin Kovacs Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 40.61
5 Abdullah, Zul Amirul Sidi Zul Amirul Sidi Abdullah Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 42.94
6 Ten, Ricardo Ricardo Ten Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 45.28
7 Avelino, Francisco Francisco Avelino Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 47.28
Stephens, Anthony Anthony Stephens Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain DQ

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

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