The men's 100m freestyle B3 event at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of 11 competing athletes. The swimmers with the top 8 times in the pool advanced to the finals. Walter Wu received a gold medal, breaking a Paralympic record. Ebert Kleynhans and Vladmir Tchesnov came second and third respectively.[1]
| Men's 100m Freestyle B3 at the X Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Competitors | 11 from 6 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Results
editQ = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. AM = Americas Record. AF = African Record.
Heats
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Walter Wu |  Canada |
58.24 | Q, PR |
| 2 | 6 | Ebert Kleynhans |  South Africa |
1:00.07 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Noel Pederson |  Norway |
1:00.13 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Flemming Berthelson |  Denmark |
1:00.25 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Ian Sharpe |  Great Britain |
1:00.38 | Q |
| 6 | 5 | Christopher Fox | Great Britain |
1:00.41 | Q |
| 7 | 7 | Vladmir Tchesnov |  Russia |
1:00.51 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Ivan Nielsen | Denmark |
1:01.27 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Dervis Konuralp | Great Britain |
1:02.65 | |
| 10 | 1 | Edouard Tchaoune | Russia |
1:03.59 | |
| 12 | 1 | Dmitri Kravtsevich |  Belarus |
1:04.38 |
Finals
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Walter Wu | Canada |
57.63 | PR |
| 2 | 6 | Ebert Kleynhans | South Africa |
58.77 | |
| 3 | 3 | Vladmir Tchesno | Russia |
59.27 | |
| 4 | 2 | Flemming Berthelson | Denmark |
59.49 | |
| 5 | 5 | Noel Pederson | Norway |
59.55 | |
| 6 | 5 | Ian Sharpe | Great Britain |
59.77 | |
| 7 | 7 | Christopher Fox | Great Britain |
1:00.41 | |
| 8 | 1 | Ivan Nielsen | Denmark |
1:01.96 |
References
edit- ^ "Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games Swimming Men's 100 m Freestyle B3". Retrieved 30 October 2014.