Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle
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| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | OR | WR |
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| 14 August | Heat 11 | César Cielo César Cielo César Augusto Cielo Filho is a Brazilian professional swimmer who specializes in sprint events... |
21.47 | OR | ||
| 14 August | Heat 12 | Amaury Leveaux Amaury Leveaux Amaury Leveaux is a French swimmer from Belfort. Leveaux is the current world record holder in the 100 m freestyle ) He also holds the 200 m freestyle national record and the European record in the 50 m freestyle... |
21.46 | OR | ||
| 15 August | Semifinal 2 | César Cielo César Cielo César Augusto Cielo Filho is a Brazilian professional swimmer who specializes in sprint events... |
21.34 | OR | ||
| 16 August | Final | César Cielo César Cielo César Augusto Cielo Filho is a Brazilian professional swimmer who specializes in sprint events... |
21.30 | OR |
Heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 4 | Alois Dansou | 24.54 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Omar Jasim | 24.65 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Omar Nunez | 26.00 | ||
Heat 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 3 | Thepphithak Chindavong | 29.31 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Rene Jacob Yougbara | 30.08 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Abdulsalam Al Gadabi Abdulsalam Al Gadabi Abdulsalam Al-Gadabi is an Olympic swimmer from Yemen. He swam for Yemen at the 2008 Olympics, whereHe also swam at the 2007 World Championships in Melbourne.... |
30.63 | NR | |
| 4 | 5 | Mohamed Alhousseini Alhassan | 30.90 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Kareem Valentine | 31.23 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Stany Kempompo Ngangola Stany Kempompo Ngangola Stany Kempompo Ngangola, born January 8, 1974, is a swimmer and electrical engineer from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.He represented his country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Due to a misprint in his personal best time, he was rumoured by the international media to be a potential... |
35.19 | ||
Heat 3
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 5 | Charlton Nyirenda Charlton Nyirenda Charlton Nyirenda is a competitive swimmer from Malawi. He competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, and was the flag-bearer for his nation during the opening ceremonies of those games.-References:*... |
27.46 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Jackson Niyomugabo Jackson Niyomugabo Jackson Niyomugabo is a Rwandan Olympic swimmer. He is originally from Kibuye in Rwanda's western region. He grew up swimming in the waters of Lake Kivu on the border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo... |
27.74 | ||
| 3 | 7 | Khalid Yahya Rushaka | 28.50 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Dwayne Benjamin Didon | 28.95 | ||
| 5 | 8 | Mohamed Coulibaly | 29.09 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Alisher Chingizov | 29.10 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Ibrahim Shameel | 29.28 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Mamadou Cisse | 29.29 | ||
Heat 4
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 4 | Stewart Glenister Stewart Glenister Stewart Glenister is a class of 2011 West Point cadet who competed in the 2008 Olympic Games in the 50 m freestyle swimming event, where he won his first heat event. Glenister's parents are both from American Samoa, so he represented that nation at the Olympics in Beijing.-References:... |
25.45 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Hamza Abdo | 25.60 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Kyaw Zin | 26.17 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Tural Abbasov | 26.31 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Ponloeu Hemthon | 27.39 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Prasiddha Shah | 27.59 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Gilbert Kaburu | 27.72 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Ahmed Adam | 30.12 | ||
Heat 5
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 7 | Alain Brigion Tobe | 24.53 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Sidni Hoxha Sidni Hoxha Sidni Hoxha is an Albanian swimmer who participated for the first time in the 2008 Olympic Games in the 50 m freestyle. He swam in the placed second in his heat with a time of 24.56 seconds, but did not reach the semifinal with this result, finishing with the 64th-fastest time in the... |
24.56 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Zane Jordan Zane Jordan Zane Jordan is an Olympic swimmer from Zambia. He swam for Zambia at the 2008 Olympics, finishing 65th in the 50 m freestyle .... |
24.82 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Andrey Molchanov Andrey Molchanov (swimmer) Andrey Molchanov is an Olympic swimmer from the Turkmenistan. He swam for the Turkmenistan at the 2008 Olympics, where he finished 64th in the 50m free.He also swam at the 2007 World Championships.-References:... |
25.02 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Kerson Hadley | 25.34 | ||
| 6 | 1 | John Kamyuka John Kamyuka John Kamyuka is a Batswana swimmer who represented Botswana at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, competing in the men's 50m freestyle event. At a height of 175cm and a weight of 72 kg , he was one of the first two Olympic swimmers from his landlocked country... |
25.54 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Adil Baig | 25.66 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Olivier Kouassi Brou | 26.08 | ||
Heat 6
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 4 | Yellow Yei Yah | 24.00 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Rodion Davelaar | 24.21 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Anas Hamadeh | 24.40 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Luke Hall | 24.41 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Daniel Lee | 24.92 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Chakyl Camal | 24.93 | NR | |
| 7 | 8 | Niall Roberts | 25.13 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Mohamed Attoumane | 29.63 | ||
Heat 7
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 4 | Oliver Elliot | 22.75 | NR | |
| 2 | 2 | Norbert Trandafir | 22.80 | ||
| 3 | 8 | Árni Már Árnason | 22.81 | NR | |
| 4 | 5 | Jevon Atkinson Jevon Atkinson Jevon Atkinson is a Jamaican swimmer and Olympian.He competed at the 2008 Olympics, finishing 45th in the Men's 50 free.As of October 2008, he holds the Jamaican Record in the 50 free.-References:*... |
22.83 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Stanislav Kuzmin | 22.91 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Martyn Forde Martyn Forde Martyn Forde is an Olympic-swimmer from Barbados. He swam for Barbados at the 2008 Olympics and the 2007 World Championships.He holds the Barbadian Records in the short-course 50 and 100 freestyles.... |
23.08 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Joshua Laban Josh Laban Joshua Noel Laban is an Olympic swimmer from the U.S. Virgin Islands. He was the USVI's flagbearer for the 2008 Olympics and the 2007 Pan American Games... |
23.28 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Vitaly Vasilyev | 24.02 | ||
Heat 8
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 4 | Flori Lang | 22.27 | ||
| 2 | 8 | Jacinto de Jesus Ayala Benjamin | 22.57 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Yuriy Yegoshin | 22.77 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Mohammad Madwa | 22.83 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Jonathan Javier Camacho Riera | 22.87 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Francisco Picasso Francisco Picasso Francisco Picasso Risso is a national-record holding swimmer from Uruguay.He swam for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He competed in the 50-meter freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, but did not qualify his heat.-External links:*... |
23.01 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Elvis Vereance Burrows | 23.19 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Rolandas Gimbutis Rolandas Gimbutis Rolandas Gimbutis is a swimmer from Lithuania. He participated in the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Summer Olympics. National records holder.-References:... |
24.36 | ||
Heat 9
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 1 | David Dunford David Dunford David Harvey Dunford is a swimmer from Kenya who specializes in sprint freestyle. He is an African champion, Commonwealth Games finalist and the second Kenyan swimmer in history to qualify for the Olympics Games... |
22.29 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Miko Mälberg Miko Mälberg Miko Mälberg is an Estonian freestyle swimmer. He competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, where he finished in 25th place in the men's 50 metre freestyle clocking 22.37 seconds in the preliminary.-External links:*... |
22.37 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Li Cai | 22.50 | ||
| 3 | 7 | Alessandro Calvi Alessandro Calvi Alessandro Calvi is a freestyle swimmer from Italy, who was a member of team that won the silver medal in the men's 4×100 metres freestyle relay at the 2007 World Championships. He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:*... |
22.50 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Andrei Radzionau | 22.65 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Daniel Coakley Daniel Coakley Daniel Coakley won two gold medals and a silver medal at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games for swimming as a member of the team from the Philippines at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games.- External links :* * * * * *... |
22.69 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Virdhawal Khade Virdhawal Khade Virdhawal Vikram Khade is an Indian swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 m, 100 m and 200 m Freestyle swimming events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing setting an Indian national record in 100 m Freestyle while winning his unseeded heat, but failed to qualify for the semifinals in his events... |
22.73 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Camilo Becerra Camilo Becerra Camilo Becerra is a three-time Olympic freestyle swimmer from Colombia. He swam from Colombia at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics.... |
22.93 | ||
Heat 10
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 4 | Jernej Godec Jernej Godec Jernej Godec is a freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Slovenia, who competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.... |
22.21 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Apostolos Tsagkarakis | 22.39 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Richard Hortness | 22.42 | ||
| 4 | 7 | Yoris Grandjean | 22.45 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Matti Rajakylä Matti Rajakylä Matti Rajakylä is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Finland. He has hold several Finnish national records in both long course and short course... |
22.48 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Robert Lijesen Robert Lijesen Robert Lijesen is a Dutch Swimmer, who is specialized in the 50 and 100 m freestyle. He is currently trained by former world champion Marcel Wouda at the same club as multiple olympic champion Pieter van den Hoogenband... |
22.51 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Jakob Sciøtt Andkjær Jakob Andkjær Jakob Sciøtt Andkjær is a Danish swimmer studying at the Auburn University and bronze medalist at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships on 50 m butterfly.-References:... |
22.52 | ||
| 8 | 8 | José Martin Meolans José Meolans José Martin Meolans is a freestyle swimmer from Argentina, who won the world title in the 50 metre freestyle at the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships in Moscow, Russia.... |
22.58 | ||
Heat 11
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 5 | César Cielo Filho | 21.47 | ||
| 2 | 1 | George Bovell George Bovell George Bovell III is a three-time Olympic swimmer from Trinidad and Tobago. He represented the country at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics. At the 2004 Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the men's 200 IM:the 9th medalist in the country's history and 12th medal overall... |
21.77 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Garrett Weber-Gale Garrett Weber-Gale Garrett Weber-Gale is an American Olympic swimmer who won two gold medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.-Early life:Weber-Gale is Jewish, and was born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He competed for the University of Texas from 2003–07... |
21.95 | ||
| 4 | 7 | Nicholas Santos Nicholas Santos Nicholas Araújo Dias dos Santos is a Brazilian freestyle swimmer who specializes in sprint events. Nicholas swims for Esporte Clube Pinheiros. He swam the 50 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
22.00 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Duje Draganja Duje Draganja Duje Draganja |Split]]) is a swimmer from Croatia who won the silver medal in the men's 50 meter freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.... |
22.05 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Bartosz Kizierowski Bartosz Kizierowski Bartłomiej Kizierowski is a freestyle swimmer from Poland, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996.... |
22.15 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Javier Noriega Javier Noriega Javier Noriega Sanz is an Olympic-level freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Spain. He swam for his native country at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.... |
22.33 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Kaan Tayla | 22.66 | ||
Heat 12
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 4 | Amaury Leveaux Amaury Leveaux Amaury Leveaux is a French swimmer from Belfort. Leveaux is the current world record holder in the 100 m freestyle ) He also holds the 200 m freestyle national record and the European record in the 50 m freestyle... |
21.46 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Stefan Nystrand Stefan Nystrand Stefan Nystrand is a freestyle swimmer from Sweden.-Biography:His father Sture Nystrand is a Swede and his mother Smiljana Kokeza is Croatian from Split... |
21.75 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Ben Wildman-Tobriner | 21.75 | ||
| 4 | 7 | Rafed Ziad El-Masri | 21.96 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Krisztian Takacs Krisztián Takács Krisztián Takács is a Hungarian swimmer, Olympic participant and the current national record holder on 50 metre freestyle.Takács set the new Hungarian record on 50m freestyle at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome... |
22.14 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Gideon Louw | 22.17 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Andrey Grechin Andrey Grechin Andrey Vladimirovich Grechin in Barnaul, Altai Krai, Russia is a Russian swimmer. Grechin competed in four events at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.... |
22.20 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Mohamed El Nady | 23.92 | ||
Heat 13
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 3 | Roland Schoeman | 21.76 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Alain Bernard Alain Bernard Alain Bernard is a French swimmer from Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône.Bernard won three medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics. After competing on the silver medal-winning French 4×100 m relay team, Bernard won the gold medal in the men's 100 m freestyle event.He held the same 100 m... |
21.78 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Eamon Sullivan Eamon Sullivan Eamon Wade Sullivan is an Australian sprint swimmer.-Career :In April 2002 at the Australian Age Championships, Sullivan won the 50 m freestyle and came second in 100 m in his age group, and swam for Australia at Trans Tasman series with no dramatic result.In April 2003 at Brisbane in the Fisher &... |
21.79 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Ashley Callus Ashley Callus Ashley Callus is an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer, who won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.... |
22.11 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Evgeniy Lagunov | 22.30 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Mark Foster Mark Foster (swimmer) Mark Andrew Foster is a British professional swimmer, specialising in butterfly and freestyle at 50 metres.... |
22.35 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Salim Iles Salim Iles Salim Iles is an Algerian swimmer who competes in the freestyle events.He was named Algerian Sportsman of the Year in 1998. He is a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program.-Olympic achievements:... |
22.35 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Steffen Deibler Steffen Deibler Steffen Deibler, is a German swimmer from Biberach an der Riß. He is the current World record holder for the 50 m butterfly .- Development :... |
22.67 | ||
Semifinal 1
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| 2 | 5 | Stefan Nystrand Stefan Nystrand Stefan Nystrand is a freestyle swimmer from Sweden.-Biography:His father Sture Nystrand is a Swede and his mother Smiljana Kokeza is Croatian from Split... |
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| 3 | 6 | Eamon Sullivan Eamon Sullivan Eamon Wade Sullivan is an Australian sprint swimmer.-Career :In April 2002 at the Australian Age Championships, Sullivan won the 50 m freestyle and came second in 100 m in his age group, and swam for Australia at Trans Tasman series with no dramatic result.In April 2003 at Brisbane in the Fisher &... |
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| 4 | 1 | Krisztian Takacs Krisztián Takács Krisztián Takács is a Hungarian swimmer, Olympic participant and the current national record holder on 50 metre freestyle.Takács set the new Hungarian record on 50m freestyle at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome... |
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| 6 | 3 | George Bovell George Bovell George Bovell III is a three-time Olympic swimmer from Trinidad and Tobago. He represented the country at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics. At the 2004 Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the men's 200 IM:the 9th medalist in the country's history and 12th medal overall... |
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Semifinal 2
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| 1 | 6 | Alain Bernard Alain Bernard Alain Bernard is a French swimmer from Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône.Bernard won three medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics. After competing on the silver medal-winning French 4×100 m relay team, Bernard won the gold medal in the men's 100 m freestyle event.He held the same 100 m... |
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| 4 | 4 | Amaury Leveaux Amaury Leveaux Amaury Leveaux is a French swimmer from Belfort. Leveaux is the current world record holder in the 100 m freestyle ) He also holds the 200 m freestyle national record and the European record in the 50 m freestyle... |
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| 4 | 5 | Ben Wildman-Tobriner | |
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| 6 | 2 | Garrett Weber-Gale Garrett Weber-Gale Garrett Weber-Gale is an American Olympic swimmer who won two gold medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.-Early life:Weber-Gale is Jewish, and was born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He competed for the University of Texas from 2003–07... |
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| 7 | 8 | Bartosz Kizierowski Bartosz Kizierowski Bartłomiej Kizierowski is a freestyle swimmer from Poland, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996.... |
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| 8 | 7 | Nicholas Santos Nicholas Santos Nicholas Araújo Dias dos Santos is a Brazilian freestyle swimmer who specializes in sprint events. Nicholas swims for Esporte Clube Pinheiros. He swam the 50 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
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Final
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4 | César Cielo Filho | 21.30 | |
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1 | Amaury Leveaux Amaury Leveaux Amaury Leveaux is a French swimmer from Belfort. Leveaux is the current world record holder in the 100 m freestyle ) He also holds the 200 m freestyle national record and the European record in the 50 m freestyle... |
21.45 | ||
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5 | Alain Bernard Alain Bernard Alain Bernard is a French swimmer from Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône.Bernard won three medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics. After competing on the silver medal-winning French 4×100 m relay team, Bernard won the gold medal in the men's 100 m freestyle event.He held the same 100 m... |
21.49 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Ashley Callus Ashley Callus Ashley Callus is an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer, who won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.... |
21.62 | ||
| 5 | 8 | Ben Wildman-Tobriner | 21.64 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Eamon Sullivan Eamon Sullivan Eamon Wade Sullivan is an Australian sprint swimmer.-Career :In April 2002 at the Australian Age Championships, Sullivan won the 50 m freestyle and came second in 100 m in his age group, and swam for Australia at Trans Tasman series with no dramatic result.In April 2003 at Brisbane in the Fisher &... |
21.65 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Roland Schoeman | 21.67 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Stefan Nystrand Stefan Nystrand Stefan Nystrand is a freestyle swimmer from Sweden.-Biography:His father Sture Nystrand is a Swede and his mother Smiljana Kokeza is Croatian from Split... |
21.72 |