Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S8

Men's 50m Freestyle S8
at the XII Paralympic Games

Paralympic Swimming
VenueOlympic Aquatic Centre (Athens)
Dates26 September 2004
Competitors9 from 7 nations
Winning time26.84
Medalists
   China
   Greece
   Australia
Swimming at the
2004 Summer Paralympics
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 50 metre freestyle S8 swimming event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 26 September.[1] It was won by Wang Xiao Fu, representing China.[2]

1st Round

Qualified for final round
Heat 1

26 Sept. 2004, morning session

Rank Athlete Time Notes
1  Benoit Austin (AUS) 28.23
2  Matt Levy (AUS) 29.98
3  Gert-Jan Schep (NED) 30.32
4  Tiaan du Plessis (RSA) 30.76
Heat 2

26 Sept. 2004, morning session

Rank Athlete Time Notes
1  Wang Xiao Fu (CHN) 27.33 WR
2  Konstantinos Fykas (GRE) 27.97
3  Ricardo Moffatti (AUS) 29.60
4  Christopher Kueken (GER) 30.38
5  Matteo Lenza (ITA) 31.67

Final Round

26 Sept. 2004, evening session

Rank Athlete Time Notes
1st  Wang Xiao Fu (CHN) 26.84 WR
2nd  Konstantinos Fykas (GRE) 27.54
3rd  Benoit Austin (AUS) 28.42
4  Ricardo Moffatti (AUS) 29.42
5  Matt Levy (AUS) 30.14
5  Gert-Jan Schep (NED) 30.14
7  Christopher Kueken (GER) 30.24
8  Tiaan du Plessis (RSA) 30.26

References

  1. "Schedule & Results - Swimming". Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 March 2006. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  2. "Men's 50m Freestyle S8". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
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