Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S3

The men's 50 metre freestyle S3 event at the 2008 Paralympic Games took place on September 7, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center.

Men's 50 metre freestyle S3
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
DatesSeptember 7
Competitors11 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Dmytro Vynohradets  Ukraine
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Du Jianping  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Byeong-Eon Min  South Korea

Two heats were held, with eleven swimmers in total. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final; there, they all competed in a single final heat to earn final placements.

Heats

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Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Du Jianping   China 52.70 Q
2 Dmytro Vynohradets   Ukraine 53.71 Q
3 Miguel Angel Martinez   Spain 57.32 Q
4 Albert Bakaev   Russia 58.64 Q
5 Michael Demarco   United States 1:00.69 Q
6 Loi Si Ao   Macau 1:23.77

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Byeong Eon Min   South Korea 46.91 Q
2 Ioannis Kostakis   Greece 49.87 Q
3 Li Hanhua   China 50.13 Q
4 Cristopher Tronco   Mexico 1:05.00
5 Jimmy Eulert   Peru DQ

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Dmytro Vynohradets   Ukraine 42.60 WR
  Du Jianping   China 44.19
  Min Byeong-eon   South Korea 45.75
4 Li Hanhua   China 47.15
5 Ioannis Kostakis   Greece 49.84
6 Miguel Angel Martinez   Spain 57.11
7 Michael Demarco   United States 1:01.69
8 Albert Bakaev   Russia 1:03.95
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