Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke S8

The men's 100m backstroke S8 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 10 September. There were two heats; the eight swimmers with the fastest times from those two heats advanced to the final.

Men's 100m Backstroke S8
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates10 September
Competitors15 from 11 nations
Winning time1:06.33
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Konstantin Lisenkov  Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Peter Leek  Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sean Fraser  Great Britain

Results

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Heats

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Competed from 09:40.

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Peter Leek   Australia 1:07.54 Q, PR
2 Alexey Fomenkov   Russia 1:13.06 Q
3 Ievgen Poltavskyi   Ukraine 1:13.40 Q
4 Mihovil Spanja   Croatia 1:13.62 Q
5 Drew Christensen   Canada 1:15.78 Q
6 Yann Nouard   France 1:17.14
7 Gledson Soares   Brazil 1:19.13

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Konstantin Lisenkov   Russia 1:06.72 Q, WR
2 Sean Fraser   Great Britain 1:10.77 Q
3 Ricardo Moffatti   Australia 1:13.56 Q
4 Tom Miazga   United States 1:16.01
5 David Malone   Ireland 1:16.80
6 Blake Cochrane   Australia 1:17.72
7 Rudy Garcia Tolson   United States 1:18.02
Wang Xiaofu   China DQ

Final

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Competed at 18:05.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Konstantin Lisenkov   Russia 1:06.33 WR
  Peter Leek   Australia 1:07.28
  Sean Fraser   Great Britain 1:11.28
4 Alexey Fomenkov   Russia 1:12.33
5 Ricardo Moffatti   Australia 1:12.58
6 Ievgen Poltavskyi   Ukraine 1:13.40
7 Mihovil Spanja   Croatia 1:14.25
8 Drew Christensen   Canada 1:15.49

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. DQ = Disqualified.

References

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  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 100m Backstroke S8". 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.