Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games – Men's 50 metre breaststroke

The men's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2010 Asian Games took place on 14 November 2010 at Guangzhou Aoti Aquatics Centre.

Men's 50 metre breaststroke
at the 2010 Asian Games
VenueAoti Aquatics Centre
Date14 November 2010
Competitors34 from 26 nations
Winning time27.80 GR
Medalists
gold medal    China
silver medal    Japan
bronze medal    China
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There were 34 competitors from 26 countries who took part in this event. Five heats were held, with most containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the entire field qualified for the finals.

Xie Zhi from China won the gold medal, Asian record holder Kosuke Kitajima only finished with fourth place.

Schedule

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All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Date Time Event
Sunday, 14 November 2010 10:00 Heats
18:59 Final

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.

World Record   Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) 26.67 Rome, Italy 29 July 2009
Asian Record   Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) 27.30 Tokyo, Japan 13 April 2010
Games Record   Vladislav Polyakov (KAZ) 28.29 Doha, Qatar 3 December 2006

Results

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Heats

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Rank Heat Athlete Time Notes
1 5   Li Xiayan (CHN) 27.85 GR
2 4   Mohammad Alirezaei (IRI) 27.95
3 3   Ryo Tateishi (JPN) 28.20
4 4   Vladislav Polyakov (KAZ) 28.23
5 5   Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) 28.38
6 3   Wong Chun Yan (HKG) 28.50
7 3   Xie Zhi (CHN) 28.68
8 4   Nicko Biondi (INA) 28.77
9 3   Choi Kyu-woong (KOR) 28.85
10 5   Andrew Lim (SIN) 28.93
11 4   Sandeep Sejwal (IND) 28.96
12 5   Yevgeniy Ryzhkov (KAZ) 28.99
13 5   Indra Gunawan (INA) 29.03
14 5   Lionel Khoo (SIN) 29.34
15 3   Vorrawuti Aumpiwan (THA) 29.36
16 3   Chen Cho-yi (TPE) 29.38
17 4   Nguyễn Hữu Việt (VIE) 29.45
18 4   Dmitrii Aleksandrov (KGZ) 29.53
19 3   Yap See Tuan (MAS) 29.81
20 4   Loai Tashkandi (KSA) 29.89
21 4   Eric Chan (HKG) 29.92
22 5   Dmitriy Shvetsov (UZB) 30.03
23 2   Mubarak Al-Besher (UAE) 30.25
24 5   Soroush Khajegi (IRI) 30.54
25 2   Kamal Hossain (BAN) 31.16
26 3   Chou Kit (MAC) 31.44
27 2   Omar Yusuf (BRN) 31.48
28 1   Ahmed Atari (QAT) 31.87
29 2   Rami Fetyani (KSA) 31.94
30 2   Hemra Nurmyradow (TKM) 32.13
31 2   Ye Myint Hane (MYA) 32.97
32 1   Hem Thon Ponleu (CAM) 33.16
33 1   Erdenebilegiin Byambasüren (MGL) 34.37
34 2   Inayath Hassan (MDV) 38.40

Final

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Rank Athlete Time Notes
    Xie Zhi (CHN) 27.80 GR
    Ryo Tateishi (JPN) 27.86
    Li Xiayan (CHN) 27.89
4   Mohammad Alirezaei (IRI) 28.15
4   Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) 28.15
4   Vladislav Polyakov (KAZ) 28.15
7   Wong Chun Yan (HKG) 28.53
8   Nicko Biondi (INA) 28.73

References

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