Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre backstroke S5

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Men's 50 metre backstroke S5
at the XV Paralympic Games
VenueOlympic Aquatics Stadium
Dates16 September 2016
Competitors10 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Daniel Dias  Brazil
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Andrew Mullen  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Zsolt Vereczkei  Hungary

The Men's 50 metre backstroke S5 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 16 September 2016, at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Two heats were held. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Heats

Heat 1

11:16 16 September 2016:[1]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Andrew Mullen  Great Britain 37.77 Q
2 5 Beytullah Eroglu  Turkey 40.57 Q
3 6 Cameron Leslie  New Zealand 41.30 Q
4 3 Jonas Larsen  Denmark 44.18
5 2 Thanh Trung Nguyen  Vietnam 45.91

Heat 2

11:20 16 September 2016:[1]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Daniel Dias  Brazil 36.46 Q
2 5 Thanh Tung Vo  Vietnam 39.62 Q
3 3 Zsolt Vereczkei  Hungary 40.23 Q
4 6 Diego Lopez Diaz  Mexico 40.73 Q
5 2 Andrea Massussi  Italy 43.82 Q

Final

19:51 16 September 2016:[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Daniel Dias  Brazil 35.40
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Andrew Mullen  Great Britain 37.94
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Zsolt Vereczkei  Hungary 38.92
4 3 Thanh Tung Vo  Vietnam 40.13
5 7 Diego Lopez Diaz  Mexico 40.26
6 2 Beytullah Eroglu  Turkey 41.31
7 8 Andrea Massussi  Italy 42.22
8 1 Cameron Leslie  New Zealand 42.26

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Men's 50m Backstroke - S5 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 7 October 2016.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Men's 50m Backstroke - S5 - Final". Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.