Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre backstroke S1

Men's 50m Backstroke S1
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates15 September
Competitors6 from 4 nations
Winning time1:23.15
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Christos Tampaxis  Greece
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Andreas Katsaros  Greece
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) João Martins  Portugal
Swimming at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Men's events
50 m freestyleS2S3S4S5
S6S7S8S9S10
S11S12S13
100 m freestyleS2S3S4S5
S6S7S8S9S10
S11S12S13
200 m freestyleS2S3S4S5
400 m freestyleS6S7S8S9S10
S11S12S13
50 m backstrokeS1S2S3S4S5
100 m backstrokeS6S7S8S9S10
S11S12S13
50 m breaststrokeSB3
100 m breaststrokeSB4SB5
SB6SB7SB8SB9
SB11SB12SB13
50 m butterflyS5
S6S7
100 m butterflyS8S9S10
S11S12S13
150 m medleySM4
200 m medleySM5
SM6SM7SM8SM9SM10
SM12SM13
Freestyle relays4 × 50 m (20pts)
4 × 100 m (34pts)
Medley relays4 × 50 m (20pts)
4 × 100 m (34pts)

The men's 50m backstroke S1 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 15 September. There were no heats in this event.

Final

Competed at 17:00.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Christos Tampaxis  Greece 1:23.15
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Andreas Katsaros  Greece 1:44.53
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) João Martins  Portugal 1:47.76
4 Alexandros Taxildaris  Greece 1:50.49
5 Andrius Bickauskas  Lithuania 2:27.68
6 Grover Evans  United States 2:51.17

References

  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 50m Backstroke S1". 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.