Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S8
| Men's 50m Freestyle S8 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 14 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 26.45 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Men's events | |||||
| 50 m freestyle | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | |
| S6 | S7 | 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 50m freestyle S8 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 14 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.
Results
Heats
Competed from 10:28.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Konstantin Lisenkov |  Russia |
27.78 | Q |
| 2 | Ben Austin |  Australia |
28.09 | Q |
| 3 | Wei Yanpeng |  China |
28.55 | Q |
| 4 | Ferenc Csuri |  Hungary |
29.13 | |
| 5 | Sam Hynd |  Great Britain |
29.27 | |
| 6 | Drew Christensen | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
29.30 | |
| Konstantinos Fykas |  Greece |
DQ |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wang Xiaofu | China |
26.83 | Q |
| 2 | Peter Leek | Australia |
27.69 | Q |
| 3 | Guo Jun | China |
27.87 | Q |
| 4 | Matt Levy | Australia |
28.55 | Q |
| 5 | Nikolai Willig |  Germany |
29.03 | Q |
| 6 | Sean Fraser | Great Britain |
29.08 | |
| 7 | Mikhail Boyarin | Russia |
30.42 |
Final
Competed at 19:33.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Wang Xiaofu | China |
26.45 | WR |
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Peter Leek | Australia |
26.89 | |
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Konstantin Lisenkov | Russia |
27.18 | |
| 4 | Guo Jun | China |
27.46 | |
| 5 | Ben Austin | Australia |
27.82 | |
| 6 | Wei Yanpeng | China |
28.03 | |
| 7 | Nikolai Willig | Germany |
28.94 | |
| 8 | Matt Levy | Australia |
29.68 |
Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. DQ = Disqualified.
References
- "Heats and Final Results - Men's 50m Freestyle S8". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- "Schedules & Results - Swimming". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2012.