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

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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

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

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Heats

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Competed from 09:52.

Heat 1

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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

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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

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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

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  • "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.