Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle S8
| Men's 100m Freestyle S8 at the XII Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Aquatic Centre (Athens) | |||||||||
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| Dates | 20 September 2004 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 59.83 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics |
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| Men's events | |||||
| 50m freestyle | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 |
| S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | |
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 100m freestyle | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 |
| S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | |
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 200m freestyle | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | |
| 400m freestyle | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 |
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 50m backstroke | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 |
| 100m backstroke | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 |
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 50m breaststroke | SB2 | SB3 | |||
| 100m breaststroke | SB4 | SB5 | |||
| SB6 | SB7 | SB8 | SB9 | ||
| SB11 | SB12 | SB13 | |||
| 50m butterfly | S4 | S5 | |||
| S6 | S7 | ||||
| 100m butterfly | S8 | S9 | S10 | ||
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 150m medley | SM3 | SM4 | |||
| 200m medley | SM5 | ||||
| SM6 | SM7 | SM8 | SM9 | SM10 | |
| SM11 | SM12 | SM13 | |||
| Freestyle relays | 4 × 50m (20pts) 4 × 100m (34pts) 4 × 100m (49pts) | ||||
| Medley relays | 4 × 50m (20pts) 4 × 100m (34pts) 4 × 100m (49pts) | ||||
The Men's 100 metre freestyle S8 swimming event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 20 September.[1] It was won by Benoit Austin, representing 
Australia.[2]
1st Round
| Qualified for final round |
- Heat 1
20 Sept. 2004, morning session
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benoit Austin (AUS) | 1:01.44 | PR |
| 2 | Ricardo Moffatti (AUS) | 1:03.73 | |
| 3 |  Christopher Kueken (GER) | 1:05.01 | |
| 4 |  Tiaan du Plessis (RSA) | 1:05.73 | |
| 5 |  Gert-Jan Schep (NED) | 1:06.86 | |
| 6 |  Giles Long (GBR) | 1:07.32 | |
| 7 |  Matteo Lenza (ITA) | 1:07.82 |
- Heat 2
20 Sept. 2004, morning session
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Konstantinos Fykas (GRE) | 1:01.74 | |
| 2 | Matt Levy (AUS) | 1:05.21 | |
| 3 | Christoph Burkard (GER) | 1:05.69 | |
| 4 |  Travis Mohr (USA) | 1:05.86 | |
| 5 |  Juan Francisco Jimenez (ESP) | 1:05.97 | |
| 6 |  Wang Xiao Fu (CHN) | 1:06.00 | |
| 7 | Oliver Nathan (RSA) | 1:07.48 |
Final Round
20 Sept. 2004, evening session
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Benoit Austin (AUS) | 59.83 | WR |
 | Konstantinos Fykas (GRE) | 1:00.37 | |
 | Ricardo Moffatti (AUS) | 1:03.12 | |
| 4 | Christopher Kueken (GER) | 1:03.84 | |
| 5 | Matt Levy (AUS) | 1:04.99 | |
| 6 | Christoph Burkard (GER) | 1:05.59 | |
| 7 | Travis Mohr (USA) | 1:06.09 | |
| 8 | Tiaan du Plessis (RSA) | 1:06.11 |
References
- ↑ "Schedule & Results - Swimming". Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 March 2006. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- ↑ "Men's 100m Freestyle S8". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 24 October 2012.