Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre backstroke S3

The men's 50m backstroke S3 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place at the London Aquatics Centre on 8 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Men's 50m Backstroke S3
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueLondon Aquatics Centre
Dates8 September
Competitors13 from 11 nations
Winning time42.51
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Min Byeong-eon  South Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dmytro Vynohradets  Ukraine
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Du Jianping  China
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Results

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Heats

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Competed from 11:47.

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Du Jianping   China 51.56 Q
2 3 Andrey Meshcheryakov   Russia 53.90 Q
3 5 Li Hanhua   China 55.72 Q
4 6 Grant Patterson   Australia 58.87
5 7 Michael Demarco   United States 1:01.04
6 2 Cristopher Tronco   Mexico 1:04.32

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Min Byeong-eon   South Korea 45.65 Q
2 5 Dmytro Vynohradets   Ukraine 48.02 Q, EU
3 3 Miguel Angel Martinez Tajuelo   Spain 51.69 Q
4 2 Mikael Fredriksson   Sweden 56.28 Q
5 6 Javier Hernandez Aguiran   Spain 58.29 Q
6 7 Frederic Bussi   France 1:01.31
7 1 Ioannis Kostakis   Greece 1:13.21

Final

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Competed at 20:23.

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Min Byeong-eon   South Korea 42.51
  5 Dmytro Vynohradets   Ukraine 46.26 EU
  3 Du Jianping   China 46.48
4 6 Miguel Angel Martinez Tajuelo   Spain 51.83
5 7 Li Hanhua   China 52.03
6 1 Mikael Fredriksson   Sweden 55.81
7 2 Andrey Meshcheryakov   Russia 56.11
8 8 Javier Hernandez Aguiran   Spain 56.89

Q = qualified for final. EU = European Record.

References

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Official London 2012 Paralympics Results: Heats Archived 2012-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
Official London 2012 Paralympics Results: Final Archived 2012-09-16 at the Wayback Machine