Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S8

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Men's 400m Freestyle S8
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates12 September
Competitors11 from 7 nations
Winning time4:26.25
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sam Hynd  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Peter Leek  Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wang Jiachao  China
Swimming at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Swimming pictogram (Paralympics).svg
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 relays 4 × 50 m (20pts)
4 × 100 m (34pts)
Medley relays 4 × 50 m (20pts)
4 × 100 m (34pts)
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The men's 400m freestyle S8 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 12 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results[]

Heats[]

Competed from 09:00.

Heat 1[]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Peter Leek  Australia 4:35.87 Q, PR
2  Germany 4:49.25 Q
3 Matt Levy  Australia 4:50.78 Q
4 Wang Xiaofu  China 5:01.05 Q
5  Canada 5:18.13

Heat 2[]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Sam Hynd  Great Britain 4:26.46 Q, WR
2 Wang Jiachao  China 4:43.75 Q
3 Christoph Burkard  Germany 4:45.97 Q
4  United States 5:02.17 Q
5  United States 5:14.26
6  France 5:16.01

Final[]

Competed at 17:00.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sam Hynd  Great Britain 4:26.25 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Peter Leek  Australia 4:31.16
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wang Jiachao  China 4:39.48
4 Christoph Burkard  Germany 4:40.60
5 Wang Xiaofu  China 4:50.04
6  Germany 4:50.39
7 Matt Levy  Australia 4:51.77
8  United States 5:09.50

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record.

References[]

  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 400m Freestyle 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.
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