Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke S13

The men's 100m backstroke S13 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 14 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Men's 100m Backstroke S13
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates14 September
Competitors12 from 9 nations
Winning time59.85
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Charalampos Taiganidis  Greece
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Oleksii Fedyna  Ukraine
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dmytro Aleksyeyev  Ukraine

Results edit

Heats edit

Competed from 10:06.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Dmytro Aleksyeyev   Ukraine 1:03.67 Q
2 Charl Bouwer   South Africa 1:03.76 Q
3 Brian Hill   Canada 1:05.65 Q
4 Devin Gotell   Canada 1:07.46 Q
5 Antti Latikka   Finland 1:08.43 Q
6 Martin Stepanek   Czech Republic 1:09.62

Heat 2 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Charalampos Taiganidis   Greece 1:03.02 Q, PR
2 Oleksii Fedyna   Ukraine 1:05.05 Q
3 Daniel Clausner   Germany 1:06.82 Q
4 Kevin Mendez   Spain 1:11.38
5 Dave Ellis   Great Britain 1:11.41
Daniel Simon   Germany DNS

Final edit

Competed at 18:41.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Charalampos Taiganidis   Greece 59.85 WR
  Oleksii Fedyna   Ukraine 1:02.93
  Dmytro Aleksyeyev   Ukraine 1:03.40
4 Charl Bouwer   South Africa 1:03.86
5 Brian Hill   Canada 1:05.52
6 Daniel Clausner   Germany 1:06.76
7 Antti Latikka   Finland 1:08.07
8 Devin Gotell   Canada 1:08.17

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. DNS = Did not start.

References edit

  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 100m Backstroke S13". 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.