Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke S6

The men's 100m backstroke S6 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 9 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Men's 100m Backstroke S6
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates9 September
Competitors10 from 9 nations
Winning time1:14.45
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Igor Plotnikov  Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yang Yuanrun  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tang Yuan  China

Results

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Heats

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Competed from 09:11.

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Tang Yuan   China 1:20.59 Q
2 Yang Yuanrun   China 1:21.89 Q
3 Diego Pastore   Argentina 1:26.04 Q
4 Naing Sit Aung   Myanmar 1:30.75
5 Prajim Rieangsantiea   Thailand 1:31.55

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Igor Plotnikov   Russia 1:15.58 Q
2 Mateusz Michalski   Poland 1:21.80 Q
3 Swen Michaelis   Germany 1:25.09 Q
4 Iaroslav Semenenko   Ukraine 1:25.55 Q
5 Johnny Cummings   Ireland 1:29.92 Q

Final

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Competed at 17:07.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Igor Plotnikov   Russia 1:14.45
  Yang Yuanrun   China 1:16.35
  Tang Yuan   China 1:17.05
4 Mateusz Michalski   Poland 1:21.69
5 Iaroslav Semenenko   Ukraine 1:23.13
6 Swen Michaelis   Germany 1:23.83
7 Diego Pastore   Argentina 1:24.49
8 Johnny Cummings   Ireland 1:29.26

Q = qualified for final.

References

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  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 100m Backstroke S6". 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.