Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke S8
| Men's 100m Backstroke S8 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 10 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:06.33 | ||||||||||||
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The men's 100m backstroke S8 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 10 September. There were two heats; the eight swimmers with the fastest times from those two heats advanced to the final.
Results
Heats
Competed from 09:40.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Leek |  Australia | 1:07.54 | Q, PR |
| 2 | Alexey Fomenkov |  Russia | 1:13.06 | Q |
| 3 | Ievgen Poltavskyi |  Ukraine | 1:13.40 | Q |
| 4 | Mihovil Spanja |  Croatia | 1:13.62 | Q |
| 5 | Drew Christensen |  Canada | 1:15.78 | Q |
| 6 | Yann Nouard |  France | 1:17.14 | |
| 7 | Gledson Soares |  Brazil | 1:19.13 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Konstantin Lisenkov | Russia | 1:06.72 | Q, WR |
| 2 | Sean Fraser |  Great Britain | 1:10.77 | Q |
| 3 | Ricardo Moffatti | Australia | 1:13.56 | Q |
| 4 | Tom Miazga |  United States | 1:16.01 | |
| 5 | David Malone |  Ireland | 1:16.80 | |
| 6 | Blake Cochrane | Australia | 1:17.72 | |
| 7 | Rudy Garcia Tolson | United States | 1:18.02 | |
| Wang Xiaofu |  China | DQ |
Final
Competed at 18:05.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Konstantin Lisenkov | Russia | 1:06.33 | WR |
 | Peter Leek | Australia | 1:07.28 | |
 | Sean Fraser | Great Britain | 1:11.28 | |
| 4 | Alexey Fomenkov | Russia | 1:12.33 | |
| 5 | Ricardo Moffatti | Australia | 1:12.58 | |
| 6 | Ievgen Poltavskyi | Ukraine | 1:13.40 | |
| 7 | Mihovil Spanja | Croatia | 1:14.25 | |
| 8 | Drew Christensen | Canada | 1:15.49 |
Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. DQ = Disqualified.
References
- "Heats and Final Results - Men's 100m Backstroke S8". 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.
