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

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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

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

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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

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  • "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.