Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley SM8

Men's 200m Individual Medley SM8
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates11 September
Competitors13 from 9 nations
Winning time2:20.92
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Peter Leek  Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Wang Jiachao  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sam Hynd  Great Britain
  • v
  • t
  • e

The men's 200m individual medley SM8 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 11 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results

Heats

Competed from 09:52.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Peter Leek  Australia 2:25.72 Q, PR
2 Wang Jiachao  China 2:32.03 Q
3 Drew Christensen  Canada 2:37.86 Q
4 Matt Levy  Australia 2:39.40 Q
5 Alejandro Sanchez  Spain 2:40.23 Q
6 Nikolai Willig  Germany 2:40.24

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Sam Hynd  Great Britain 2:31.96 Q
2 Tian Hengheng  China 2:39.26 Q
3 Mihovil Spanja  Croatia 2:39.55 Q
4 Ferenc Csuri  Hungary 2:40.46
5 Christoph Burkard  Germany 2:43.19
6 Igor Erokhin  Russia 2:50.88
Wang Xiaofu  China DQ

Final

Competed at 17:48.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Peter Leek  Australia 2:20.92 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Wang Jiachao  China 2:29.71
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sam Hynd  Great Britain 2:29.93
4 Alejandro Sanchez  Spain 2:36.66
5 Drew Christensen  Canada 2:36.67
6 Mihovil Spanja  Croatia 2:37.77
7 Matt Levy  Australia 2:38.35
Tian Hengheng  China DQ

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

References

  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 200m Individual Medley SM8". 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.