Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre backstroke S2

Men's 50m Backstroke S2
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates15 September
Competitors9 from 8 nations
Winning time1:03.17
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Dmitry Kokarev  Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jim Anderson  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Georgios Kapellakis  Greece
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Swimming at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Men's events
50 m freestyleS2S3S4S5
S6S7S8S9S10
S11S12S13
100 m freestyleS2S3S4S5
S6S7S8S9S10
S11S12S13
200 m freestyleS2S3S4S5
400 m freestyleS6S7S8S9S10
S11S12S13
50 m backstrokeS1S2S3S4S5
100 m backstrokeS6S7S8S9S10
S11S12S13
50 m breaststrokeSB3
100 m breaststrokeSB4SB5
SB6SB7SB8SB9
SB11SB12SB13
50 m butterflyS5
S6S7
100 m butterflyS8S9S10
S11S12S13
150 m medleySM4
200 m medleySM5
SM6SM7SM8SM9SM10
SM12SM13
Freestyle relays4 × 50 m (20pts)
4 × 100 m (34pts)
Medley relays4 × 50 m (20pts)
4 × 100 m (34pts)

The men's 50m backstroke S2 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 15 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results

Heats

Competed from 09:26.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Dmitry Kokarev  Russia 1:06.21 Q
2 Gabriel Feiten  Brazil 1:12.27 Q
3 Adriano Pereira  Brazil 1:13.50 Q
4 Curtis Lovejoy  United States 1:16.03 Q

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Jim Anderson  Great Britain 1:05.56 Q
2 Georgios Kapellakis  Greece 1:09.58 Q
3 Iyad Shalabi  Israel 1:13.28 Q
4 Denys Zhumela  Ukraine 1:14.85 Q
5 Christian Goldbach  Germany 1:22.63

Final

Competed at 17:06.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Dmitry Kokarev  Russia 1:03.17 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jim Anderson  Great Britain 1:04.33
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Georgios Kapellakis  Greece 1:07.31
4 Iyad Shalabi  Israel 1:10.88
5 Adriano Pereira  Brazil 1:13.69
6 Curtis Lovejoy  United States 1:14.69
7 Denys Zhumela  Ukraine 1:15.40
8 Gabriel Feiten  Brazil 1:15.77

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

References

  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 50m Backstroke S2". 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.