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

Men's 100m Freestyle B3
at the X Paralympic Games
Competitors 11 from 6 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Walter Wu  Canada
2nd, silver medalist(s) Ebert Kleynhans  South Africa
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Vladmir Tchesnov  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

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Walter Wu Canada58.24Q, PR
26Ebert Kleynhans South Africa1:00.07Q
33Noel Pederson Norway1:00.13Q
42Flemming Berthelson Denmark1:00.25Q
55Ian Sharpe Great Britain1:00.38Q
65Christopher Fox Great Britain1:00.41Q
77Vladmir Tchesnov Russia1:00.51Q
81Ivan Nielsen Denmark1:01.27Q
91Dervis Konuralp Great Britain1:02.65
101Edouard Tchaoune Russia1:03.59
121Dmitri Kravtsevich Belarus1:04.38

Finals

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Walter Wu Canada57.63PR
26Ebert Kleynhans South Africa58.77
33Vladmir Tchesno Russia59.27
42Flemming Berthelson Denmark59.49
55Noel Pederson Norway59.55
65Ian Sharpe Great Britain59.77
77Christopher Fox Great Britain1:00.41
81Ivan Nielsen Denmark1:01.96

References

  1. "Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games Swimming Men's 100 m Freestyle B3". Retrieved 30 October 2014.
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