Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S8

The men's 400 metre freestyle S8 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 31 August 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.

Men's 400 metre freestyle S8
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo Aquatics Centre
Dates31 August 2021
Competitors9 from 8 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Andrei Nikolaev  RPC
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alberto Amodeo  Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Matthew Torres  United States
2016
2024

Heats

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The swimmers with the top eight times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.[1][2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 4 Matthew Torres   United States 4:31.77 Q
2 2 5 Andrei Nikolaev   RPC 4:31.88 Q
3 2 3 Robert Griswold   United States 4:34.35 Q
4 2 4 Xu Haijiao   China 4:34.47 Q
5 2 6 Caio Amorim   Brazil 4:38.44 Q
6 1 5 Alberto Amodeo   Italy 4:39.52 Q
7 1 6 Iñigo Llopis Sanz   Spain 4:44.19 Q
8 1 3 Ben Popham   Australia 4:45.05 Q
9 2 2 Zach Zona   Canada 4:49.09

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
400m freestyle final[3]
  5 Andrei Nikolaev   RPC 4.25.16
  7 Alberto Amodeo   Italy 4.25.93
  4 Matthew Torres   United States 4.28.47
4 6 Xu Haijiao   China 4.29.93
5 3 Robert Griswold   United States 4.31.96
6 2 Caio Amorim   Brazil 4.35.16
7 1 Iñigo Llopis Sanz   Spain 4.45.69
8 8 Ben Popham   Australia 4.49.32

References

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  1. ^ "Men's 400m freestyle - S8 - Start List" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Men's 400m freestyle - S8 - Results Summary" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Men's 400m freestyle - S8 - Finals Results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.