Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S8

The men's 50m freestyle S8 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 14 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Men's 50m Freestyle S8
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates14 September
Competitors14 from 8 nations
Winning time26.45
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Wang Xiaofu  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Peter Leek  Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Konstantin Lisenkov  Russia

Results

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Heats

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Competed from 10:28.

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Konstantin Lisenkov   Russia 27.78 Q
2 Ben Austin   Australia 28.09 Q
3 Wei Yanpeng   China 28.55 Q
4 Ferenc Csuri   Hungary 29.13
5 Sam Hynd   Great Britain 29.27
6 Drew Christensen   Canada 29.30
Konstantinos Fykas   Greece DQ

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Wang Xiaofu   China 26.83 Q
2 Peter Leek   Australia 27.69 Q
3 Guo Jun   China 27.87 Q
4 Matt Levy   Australia 28.55 Q
5 Nikolai Willig   Germany 29.03 Q
6 Sean Fraser   Great Britain 29.08
7 Mikhail Boyarin   Russia 30.42

Final

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Competed at 19:33.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Wang Xiaofu   China 26.45 WR
  Peter Leek   Australia 26.89
  Konstantin Lisenkov   Russia 27.18
4 Guo Jun   China 27.46
5 Ben Austin   Australia 27.82
6 Wei Yanpeng   China 28.03
7 Nikolai Willig   Germany 28.94
8 Matt Levy   Australia 29.68

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

References

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  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 50m Freestyle S8". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 21 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 21 September 2012.