Swimming at the 2015 African Games – Men's 50 metre backstroke

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Men's 50 metre backstroke
at the 2015 African Games
Venue Kintele Aquatic Complex
DateSeptember 6, 2015 (2015-09-06)
Competitors19 from 12 nations
Winning time25.71
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Mohamed Samy  Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Silver medal icon.svg   Richard Ellis  Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Bronze medal icon.svg   Mohamed Khaled  Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
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The Men's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2015 African Games took place on 6 September 2015 at Kintele Aquatic Complex.

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Schedule

All times are Congo Standard Time (UTC+01:00)

DateTimeEvent
Sunday, 6 September 201510:30Heat 1
10:32Heat 2
10:34Heat 3
17:47Final

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

NameNationTimeLocationDate
World record Liam Tancock Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 24.04 Rome 2 August 2009
African record Gerhard Zandberg Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 24.34 Rome 2 August 2009
Games record Gerhard Zandberg Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 25.68 Algiers 16 July 2007

Results

Heats

The heats were held on 6 September. [1]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
124 Mohamed Samy Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 26.43Q
234 Richard Ellis Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 26.54Q
325 David De Villiers Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 26.58Q
435 Mohamed Khaled Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 26.71Q
523 Hamdan Bayusuf Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 27.39Q
614 Riyad Djendouci Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 27.76Q
715 Peter Wetzlar Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 28.24Q
836 Mohamed Ali Chaouachi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 28.56Q
916 Samson Opuakpo Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 28.91
1012 Kimani Maina Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 29.01
1113 Mohamed Lagili Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 29.03
1232 Denilson da Costa Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 29.29
1333 Sean Gunn Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 29.34
1426 Emile Bakale Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 29.48
1522 Matar Samb Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 30.21
1637 Adama Ndir Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 30.40
1717 Yousif Bashir Ibrahim Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 35.83
1831 Moris Beals Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 37.47
1927 Ahmed Izzeldin Salih Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 38.49

Final

The final were held on 6 September. [2]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Mohamed Samy Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 25.71
Silver medal icon.svg5 Richard Ellis Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 25.89
Bronze medal icon.svg6 Mohamed Khaled Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 26.16
43 David De Villiers Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 26.52
52 Hamdan Bayusuf Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 27.21
67 Riyad Djendouci Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 27.35
71 Peter Wetzlar Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 27.68
88 Mohamed Ali Chaouachi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 28.14

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References

  1. ↑ "Men's 50m backstroke Heats Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Men's 50m backstroke Final Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
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