Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre breaststroke SB3

Men's 50m Breaststroke SB3
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates11 September
Competitors9 from 7 nations
Winning time49.06
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Takayuki Suzuki  Japan
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Vicente Gil  Spain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Miguel Luque  Spain
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The men's 50m breaststroke SB3 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 11 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results

Heats

Competed from 09:32.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Miguel Luque  Spain 51.92 Q
2 Filippo Bonacini  Italy 55.75 Q
3 Vasileios Tsagkaris  Greece 56.04 Q
4 Michael Demarco  United States 1:03.26

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Takayuki Suzuki  Japan 48.49 Q, WR
2 Vicente Gil  Spain 49.46 Q
3 Konstantinos Karaouzas  Greece 56.71 Q
4 Jan Povysil  Czech Republic 58.02 Q
5 Moises Batista  Brazil 1:03.24 Q

Final

Competed at 17:19.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Takayuki Suzuki  Japan 49.06
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Vicente Gil  Spain 49.91
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Miguel Luque  Spain 52.83
4 Konstantinos Karaouzas  Greece 54.47
5 Filippo Bonacini  Italy 55.76
6 Vasileios Tsagkaris  Greece 55.91
7 Jan Povysil  Czech Republic 57.27
8 Moises Batista  Brazil 1:01.87

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

References

  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 50m Breaststroke SB3". 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.