Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre backstroke S5

The men's 50m backstroke S5 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 8 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Men's 50m Backstroke S5
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates8 September
Competitors14 from 8 nations
Winning time35.28
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Daniel Dias  Brazil
2nd place, silver medalist(s) He Junquan  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Zsolt Vereczkei  Hungary

Results

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Heats

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Competed from 10:07.

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Daniel Dias   Brazil 36.46 Q, WR
2 Zsolt Vereczkei   Hungary 40.50 Q
3 Anthony Stephens   Great Britain 43.24 Q
4 Vicente Javier Torres   Spain 47.49
5 Clodoaldo Silva   Brazil 48.16
6 Roy Perkins   United States 50.77
7 Dave Denniston   United States 53.07

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 He Junquan   China 35.04 Q, WR
2 Ervin Kovacs   Hungary 39.82 Q
3 Zul Amirul Sidi Abdullah   Malaysia 42.74 Q
4 Ricardo Ten   Spain 46.90 Q
5 Francisco Avelino   Brazil 47.29 Q
6 Miguel Luque   Spain 48.21
7 Ariel Quassi   Argentina 49.73

Final

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Competed at 18:41.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Daniel Dias   Brazil 35.28
  He Junquan   China 35.43
  Zsolt Vereczkei   Hungary 38.78
4 Ervin Kovacs   Hungary 40.61
5 Zul Amirul Sidi Abdullah   Malaysia 42.94
6 Ricardo Ten   Spain 45.28
7 Francisco Avelino   Brazil 47.28
Anthony Stephens   Great Britain DQ

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record.

References

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  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 50m Backstroke S5". 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.