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

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.

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
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Heats

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Heat 1

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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

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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

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19:51 16 September 2016:[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Daniel Dias   Brazil 35.40
  5 Andrew Mullen   Great Britain 37.94
  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

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  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.