Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley SM8

The men's 200m individual medley SM8 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 11 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Men's 200m Individual Medley SM8
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates11 September
Competitors13 from 9 nations
Winning time2:20.92
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Peter Leek  Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Wang Jiachao  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sam Hynd  Great Britain

Results

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Heats

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Competed from 09:52.

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Peter Leek   Australia 2:25.72 Q, PR
2 Wang Jiachao   China 2:32.03 Q
3 Drew Christensen   Canada 2:37.86 Q
4 Matt Levy   Australia 2:39.40 Q
5 Alejandro Sanchez   Spain 2:40.23 Q
6 Nikolai Willig   Germany 2:40.24

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Sam Hynd   Great Britain 2:31.96 Q
2 Tian Hengheng   China 2:39.26 Q
3 Mihovil Spanja   Croatia 2:39.55 Q
4 Ferenc Csuri   Hungary 2:40.46
5 Christoph Burkard   Germany 2:43.19
6 Igor Erokhin   Russia 2:50.88
Wang Xiaofu   China DQ

Final

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Competed at 17:48.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Peter Leek   Australia 2:20.92 WR
  Wang Jiachao   China 2:29.71
  Sam Hynd   Great Britain 2:29.93
4 Alejandro Sanchez   Spain 2:36.66
5 Drew Christensen   Canada 2:36.67
6 Mihovil Spanja   Croatia 2:37.77
7 Matt Levy   Australia 2:38.35
Tian Hengheng   China DQ

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

References

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  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 200m Individual Medley SM8". 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.