Swimming at the 1996 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle B3

Men's 100m Freestyle B3
at the X Paralympic Games
Competitors11 from 6 nations
Medalists
   Canada
   South Africa
   Russia

The men's 100m freestyle B3 event at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of 11 competing athletes. The swimmers with the top 8 times in the pool advanced to the finals. Walter Wu received a gold medal, breaking a Paralympic record. Ebert Kleynhans and Vladmir Tchesnov came second and third respectively.[1]

Results

Q = qualified for final. WR = World Record. PR = Paralympic Record. AM = Americas Record. AF = African Record.

Heats

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Walter Wu  Canada 58.24 Q, PR
2 6 Ebert Kleynhans  South Africa 1:00.07 Q
3 3 Noel Pederson  Norway 1:00.13 Q
4 2 Flemming Berthelson  Denmark 1:00.25 Q
5 5 Ian Sharpe  Great Britain 1:00.38 Q
6 5 Christopher Fox  Great Britain 1:00.41 Q
7 7 Vladmir Tchesnov  Russia 1:00.51 Q
8 1 Ivan Nielsen  Denmark 1:01.27 Q
9 1 Dervis Konuralp  Great Britain 1:02.65
10 1 Edouard Tchaoune  Russia 1:03.59
12 1 Dmitri Kravtsevich  Belarus 1:04.38

Finals

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Walter Wu  Canada 57.63 PR
2 6 Ebert Kleynhans  South Africa 58.77
3 3 Vladmir Tchesno  Russia 59.27
4 2 Flemming Berthelson  Denmark 59.49
5 5 Noel Pederson  Norway 59.55
6 5 Ian Sharpe  Great Britain 59.77
7 7 Christopher Fox  Great Britain 1:00.41
8 1 Ivan Nielsen  Denmark 1:01.96

References

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