Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre breaststroke SB5

The men's 100m breaststroke SB5 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 12 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Men's 100m Breaststroke SB5
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates12 September
Competitors12 from 11 nations
Winning time1:34.69
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pedro Rangel  Mexico
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Thomas Grimm  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tadhg Slattery  South Africa

Results edit

Heats edit

Competed from 10:18.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Tadhg Slattery   South Africa 1:37.44 Q
2 Anders Olsson   Sweden 1:43.92 Q
3 Aaron Paulson   United States 1:44.68 Q
4 Efrem Morelli   Italy 1:47.88
5 Taweesook Samuksaneeto   Thailand 1:51.18
6 Win San Aung   Myanmar 1:54.51

Heat 2 edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Pedro Rangel   Mexico 1:33.95 Q
2 Niels Grunenberg   Germany 1:34.83 Q
3 Thomas Grimm   Germany 1:38.15 Q
4 Lim Woo Geun   South Korea 1:40.51 Q
5 Lioz Amar   Israel 1:42.11 Q
6 Adriano Lima   Brazil 1:47.10

Final edit

Competed at 18:42.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Pedro Rangel   Mexico 1:34.69
  Thomas Grimm   Germany 1:35.41
  Tadhg Slattery   South Africa 1:36.11
4 Niels Grunenberg   Germany 1:36.68
5 Lim Woo Geun   South Korea 1:38.98
6 Anders Olsson   Sweden 1:40.47
7 Aaron Paulson   United States 1:42.43
8 Lioz Amar   Israel 1:42.50

Q = qualified for final.

References edit

  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 100m Breaststroke SB5". 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.