Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke S8
| Men's 100m Backstroke S8 at the XIII Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
| Venue | Beijing National Aquatics Center | |||||||||
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| Dates | 10 September | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:06.33 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics |
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| Men's events | |||||
| 50m freestyle | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | |
| S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | |
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 100m freestyle | 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 | SB3 | ||||
| 100m breaststroke | SB4 | SB5 | |||
| SB6 | SB7 | SB8 | SB9 | ||
| SB11 | SB12 | SB13 | |||
| 50m butterfly | S5 | ||||
| S6 | S7 | ||||
| 100m butterfly | S8 | S9 | S10 | ||
| S11 | S12 | S13 | |||
| 150m medley | SM4 | ||||
| 200m medley | SM5 | ||||
| SM6 | SM7 | SM8 | SM9 | SM10 | |
| SM12 | SM13 | ||||
| Freestyle relays | 4 × 50m (20pts) 4 × 100m (34pts) | ||||
| Medley relays | 4 × 50m (20pts) 4 × 100m (34pts) | ||||
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 |
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| 1 | Leek, PeterPeter Leek |  Australia | 1:07.54 | Q, PR |
| 2 | Fomenkov, AlexeyAlexey Fomenkov |  Russia | 1:13.06 | Q |
| 3 | Poltavskyi, IevgenIevgen Poltavskyi |  Ukraine | 1:13.40 | Q |
| 4 | Spanja, MihovilMihovil Spanja |  Croatia | 1:13.62 | Q |
| 5 | Christensen, DrewDrew Christensen |  Canada | 1:15.78 | Q |
| 6 | Nouard, YannYann Nouard |  France | 1:17.14 | |
| 7 | Soares, GledsonGledson Soares |  Brazil | 1:19.13 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisenkov, KonstantinKonstantin Lisenkov | Russia | 1:06.72 | Q, WR |
| 2 | Fraser, SeanSean Fraser |  Great Britain | 1:10.77 | Q |
| 3 | Moffatti, RicardoRicardo Moffatti | Australia | 1:13.56 | Q |
| 4 | Miazga, TomTom Miazga |  United States | 1:16.01 | |
| 5 | Malone, DavidDavid Malone |  Ireland | 1:16.80 | |
| 6 | Cochrane, BlakeBlake Cochrane | Australia | 1:17.72 | |
| 7 | Garcia Tolson, RudyRudy Garcia Tolson | United States | 1:18.02 | |
| Wang Xiaofu |  China | DQ |
Final
Competed at 18:05.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Lisenkov, KonstantinKonstantin Lisenkov | Russia | 1:06.33 | WR |
 | Leek, PeterPeter Leek | Australia | 1:07.28 | |
 | Fraser, SeanSean Fraser | Great Britain | 1:11.28 | |
| 4 | Fomenkov, AlexeyAlexey Fomenkov | Russia | 1:12.33 | |
| 5 | Moffatti, RicardoRicardo Moffatti | Australia | 1:12.58 | |
| 6 | Poltavskyi, IevgenIevgen Poltavskyi | Ukraine | 1:13.40 | |
| 7 | Spanja, MihovilMihovil Spanja | Croatia | 1:14.25 | |
| 8 | Christensen, DrewDrew 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.