Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke S13

The men's 100m backstroke S13 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 14 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Men's 100m Backstroke S13
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates14 September
Competitors12 from 9 nations
Winning time59.85
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Charalampos Taiganidis  Greece
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Oleksii Fedyna  Ukraine
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dmytro Aleksyeyev  Ukraine

Results

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Heats

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Competed from 10:06.

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Dmytro Aleksyeyev   Ukraine 1:03.67 Q
2 Charl Bouwer   South Africa 1:03.76 Q
3 Brian Hill   Canada 1:05.65 Q
4 Devin Gotell   Canada 1:07.46 Q
5 Antti Latikka   Finland 1:08.43 Q
6 Martin Stepanek   Czech Republic 1:09.62

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Charalampos Taiganidis   Greece 1:03.02 Q, PR
2 Oleksii Fedyna   Ukraine 1:05.05 Q
3 Daniel Clausner   Germany 1:06.82 Q
4 Kevin Mendez   Spain 1:11.38
5 Dave Ellis   Great Britain 1:11.41
Daniel Simon   Germany DNS

Final

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Competed at 18:41.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Charalampos Taiganidis   Greece 59.85 WR
  Oleksii Fedyna   Ukraine 1:02.93
  Dmytro Aleksyeyev   Ukraine 1:03.40
4 Charl Bouwer   South Africa 1:03.86
5 Brian Hill   Canada 1:05.52
6 Daniel Clausner   Germany 1:06.76
7 Antti Latikka   Finland 1:08.07
8 Devin Gotell   Canada 1:08.17

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. DNS = Did not start.

References

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  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 100m Backstroke S13". 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.