Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre backstroke S2

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Men's 50m Backstroke S2
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates15 September
Competitors9 from 8 nations
Winning time1:03.17
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Dmitry Kokarev  Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jim Anderson  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Georgios Kapellakis  Greece

The men's 50m backstroke S2 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.

Results[edit]

Heats[edit]

Competed from 09:26.

Heat 1[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Dmitry Kokarev  Russia 1:06.21 Q
2 Gabriel Feiten  Brazil 1:12.27 Q
3 Adriano Pereira  Brazil 1:13.50 Q
4 Curtis Lovejoy  United States 1:16.03 Q

Heat 2[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Jim Anderson  Great Britain 1:05.56 Q
2 Georgios Kapellakis  Greece 1:09.58 Q
3 Iyad Shalabi  Israel 1:13.28 Q
4 Denys Zhumela  Ukraine 1:14.85 Q
5 Christian Goldbach  Germany 1:22.63

Final[edit]

Competed at 17:06.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Dmitry Kokarev  Russia 1:03.17 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jim Anderson  Great Britain 1:04.33
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Georgios Kapellakis  Greece 1:07.31
4 Iyad Shalabi  Israel 1:10.88
5 Adriano Pereira  Brazil 1:13.69
6 Curtis Lovejoy  United States 1:14.69
7 Denys Zhumela  Ukraine 1:15.40
8 Gabriel Feiten  Brazil 1:15.77

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

References[edit]

  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 50m Backstroke S2". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 20 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 20 September 2012.