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Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle S4

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Men's 200m Freestyle S4
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
Dates9 September
Competitors10 from 10 nations
Winning time2:55.81
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Richard Oribe  Spain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) David Smétanine  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jan Povysil  Czech Republic

The men's 200m freestyle S4 event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center on 9 September. There were two heats; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Results

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Heats

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Competed from 10:02.

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 David Smétanine  France 3:02.09 Q, PR
2 Ivan Khmelnitskiy  Russia 3:16.67 Q
3 Luca Mazzone  Italy 3:36.63 Q
4 Kestutis Skucas  Lithuania 3:55.82
5 Joon Seo  Brazil 3:59.65

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Richard Oribe  Spain 3:00.45 Q, PR
2 Jan Povysil  Czech Republic 3:04.58 Q
3 Christoffer Lindhe  Sweden 3:11.81 Q
4 Juan Reyes  Mexico 3:28.73 Q
5 Stylianos Tsakonas  Greece 3:43.87 Q

Final

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Competed at 18:40.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Richard Oribe  Spain 2:55.81 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) David Smétanine  France 3:04.47
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jan Povysil  Czech Republic 3:06.74
4 Christoffer Lindhe  Sweden 3:11.84
5 Luca Mazzone  Italy 3:14.81
6 Ivan Khmelnitskiy  Russia 3:15.79
7 Juan Reyes  Mexico 3:25.57
8 Stylianos Tsakonas  Greece 3:40.20

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

References

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  • "Heats and Final Results - Men's 200m Freestyle S4". 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.