Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre breaststroke SB3

The men's 50m breaststroke SB3 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 50m Breaststroke SB3
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates11 September
Competitors9 from 7 nations
Winning time49.06
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Takayuki Suzuki  Japan
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Vicente Gil  Spain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Miguel Luque  Spain
2004
2012

Results

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Heats

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Competed from 09:32.

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Miguel Luque   Spain 51.92 Q
2 Filippo Bonacini   Italy 55.75 Q
3 Vasileios Tsagkaris   Greece 56.04 Q
4 Michael Demarco   United States 1:03.26

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Takayuki Suzuki   Japan 48.49 Q, WR
2 Vicente Gil   Spain 49.46 Q
3 Konstantinos Karaouzas   Greece 56.71 Q
4 Jan Povysil   Czech Republic 58.02 Q
5 Moises Batista   Brazil 1:03.24 Q

Final

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Competed at 17:19.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Takayuki Suzuki   Japan 49.06
  Vicente Gil   Spain 49.91
  Miguel Luque   Spain 52.83
4 Konstantinos Karaouzas   Greece 54.47
5 Filippo Bonacini   Italy 55.76
6 Vasileios Tsagkaris   Greece 55.91
7 Jan Povysil   Czech Republic 57.27
8 Moises Batista   Brazil 1:01.87

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

References

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  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 50m Breaststroke SB3". 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.