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.
| Men's 50m Backstroke S2 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 15 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:03.17 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Results edit
Heats edit
Competed from 09:26.
Heat 1 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
Competed at 17:06.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Dmitry Kokarev | Russia |
1:03.17 | WR |
 |
Jim Anderson | Great Britain |
1:04.33 | |
 |
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 edit
- "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.