Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S8

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Men's 400 metre freestyle S8
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo Aquatics Centre
Dates31 August 2021
Competitors9 from 8 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Andrei Nikolaev  RPC
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alberto Amodeo  Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Matthew Torres  United States

The men's 400 metre freestyle S8 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 31 August 2021, at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.

Heats

The swimmers with the top eight times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.[1][2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 4 Matthew Torres  United States 4:31.77 Q
2 2 5 Andrei Nikolaev  RPC 4:31.88 Q
3 2 3 Robert Griswold  United States 4:34.35 Q
4 2 4 Xu Haijiao  China 4:34.47 Q
5 2 6 Caio Amorim  Brazil 4:38.44 Q
6 1 5 Alberto Amodeo  Italy 4:39.52 Q
7 1 6 Iñigo Llopis Sanz  Spain 4:44.19 Q
8 1 3 Ben Popham  Australia 4:45.05 Q
9 2 2 Zach Zona  Canada 4:49.09

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
400m freestyle final[3]
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 Andrei Nikolaev  RPC 4.25.16
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 Alberto Amodeo  Italy 4.25.93
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 Matthew Torres  United States 4.28.47
4 6 Xu Haijiao  China 4.29.93
5 3 Robert Griswold  United States 4.31.96
6 2 Caio Amorim  Brazil 4.35.16
7 1 Iñigo Llopis Sanz  Spain 4.45.69
8 8 Ben Popham  Australia 4.49.32

References

  1. ^ "Men's 400m freestyle - S8 - Start List" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Men's 400m freestyle - S8 - Results Summary" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Men's 400m freestyle - S8 - Finals Results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.