Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre breaststroke SB5

Men's 100m Breaststroke SB5
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates12 September
Competitors12 from 11 nations
Winning time1:34.69
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pedro Rangel  Mexico
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Thomas Grimm  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tadhg Slattery  South Africa

The men's 100m breaststroke SB5 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 12 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results

Heats

Competed from 10:18.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Tadhg Slattery  South Africa 1:37.44 Q
2 Anders Olsson  Sweden 1:43.92 Q
3 Aaron Paulson  United States 1:44.68 Q
4 Efrem Morelli  Italy 1:47.88
5 Taweesook Samuksaneeto  Thailand 1:51.18
6 Win San Aung  Myanmar 1:54.51

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Pedro Rangel  Mexico 1:33.95 Q
2 Niels Grunenberg  Germany 1:34.83 Q
3 Thomas Grimm  Germany 1:38.15 Q
4 Lim Woo Geun  South Korea 1:40.51 Q
5 Lioz Amar  Israel 1:42.11 Q
6 Adriano Lima  Brazil 1:47.10

Final

Competed at 18:42.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pedro Rangel  Mexico 1:34.69
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Thomas Grimm  Germany 1:35.41
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tadhg Slattery  South Africa 1:36.11
4 Niels Grunenberg  Germany 1:36.68
5 Lim Woo Geun  South Korea 1:38.98
6 Anders Olsson  Sweden 1:40.47
7 Aaron Paulson  United States 1:42.43
8 Lioz Amar  Israel 1:42.50

Q = qualified for final.

References

  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 100m Breaststroke SB5". 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.