Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle S3

The men's 50 metre freestyle S3 event at the 2008 Paralympic Games took place on September 7, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center.

Men's 50 metre freestyle S3
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
DatesSeptember 7
Competitors11 from 10 nations
Medalists
Dmytro Vynohradets  Ukraine
Du Jianping  China
Byeong-Eon Min  South Korea

Two heats were held, with eleven swimmers in total. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final; there, they all competed in a single final heat to earn final placements.

Heats

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Du Jianping  China 52.70
Q
2 Dmytro Vynohradets  Ukraine 53.71
Q
3 Miguel Angel Martinez  Spain 57.32
Q
4 Albert Bakaev  Russia 58.64
Q
5 Michael Demarco  United States 1:00.69
Q
6 Loi Si Ao  Macau 1:23.77

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Byeong Eon Min  South Korea 46.91
Q
2 Ioannis Kostakis  Greece 49.87
Q
3 Li Hanhua  China 50.13
Q
4 Cristopher Tronco  Mexico 1:05.00
5 Jimmy Eulert  Peru
DQ

Final

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Dmytro Vynohradets Ukraine42.60WR
Du Jianping China44.19
Min Byeong-eon South Korea45.75
4Li Hanhua China47.15
5Ioannis Kostakis Greece49.84
6Miguel Angel Martinez Spain57.11
7Michael Demarco United States1:01.69
8Albert Bakaev Russia1:03.95
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