Men's 50 metre freestyle S3 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | ||||||||||||
Dates | September 7 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 11 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Men's events | |||||
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50 m freestyle | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | |
S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | |
S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
100 m freestyle | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | |
S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | |
S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
200 m freestyle | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | |
400 m freestyle | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 |
S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
50 m backstroke | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 |
100 m backstroke | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 |
S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
50 m breaststroke | SB3 | ||||
100 m breaststroke | SB4 | SB5 | |||
SB6 | SB7 | SB8 | SB9 | ||
SB11 | SB12 | SB13 | |||
50 m butterfly | S5 | ||||
S6 | S7 | ||||
100 m butterfly | S8 | S9 | S10 | ||
S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
150 m medley | SM4 | ||||
200 m medley | SM5 | ||||
SM6 | SM7 | SM8 | SM9 | SM10 | |
SM12 | SM13 | ||||
Freestyle relays | 4 × 50 m (20pts) | ||||
4 × 100 m (34pts) | |||||
Medley relays | 4 × 50 m (20pts) | ||||
4 × 100 m (34pts) | |||||
The men's 50 metre freestyle S3 event at the 2008 Paralympic Games took place on September 7, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center.
Two heats were held, with eleven swimmers in total. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final; there, they all competed in a single final heat to earn final placements.
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Du Jianping | China | 52.70 | Q |
2 | Dmytro Vynohradets | Ukraine | 53.71 | Q |
3 | Miguel Angel Martinez | Spain | 57.32 | Q |
4 | Albert Bakaev | Russia | 58.64 | Q |
5 | Michael Demarco | United States | 1:00.69 | Q |
6 | Loi Si Ao | Macau | 1:23.77 |
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Byeong Eon Min | South Korea | 46.91 | Q |
2 | Ioannis Kostakis | Greece | 49.87 | Q |
3 | Li Hanhua | China | 50.13 | Q |
4 | Cristopher Tronco | Mexico | 1:05.00 | |
5 | Jimmy Eulert | Peru | DQ |
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Dmytro Vynohradets | Ukraine | 42.60 | WR | |
Du Jianping | China | 44.19 | ||
Min Byeong-eon | South Korea | 45.75 | ||
4 | Li Hanhua | China | 47.15 | |
5 | Ioannis Kostakis | Greece | 49.84 | |
6 | Miguel Angel Martinez | Spain | 57.11 | |
7 | Michael Demarco | United States | 1:01.69 | |
8 | Albert Bakaev | Russia | 1:03.95 |
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