title: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre breaststroke
text: # Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 50 metre breaststroke
  
  The Men's 50 metre breaststroke swimming events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre from August 25 to August 31, 2021. A total of 2 events were contested over this distance.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  | H | Heats | F | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Date | Wed 25 | Wed 25 | Thu 26 | Thu 26 | Fri 27 | Fri 27 | Sat 28 | Sat 28 | Sun 29 | Sun 29 | Mon 30 | Mon 30 | Tue 31 | Tue 31 |
  | Event | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
  | SB2 50m | | | | | | | | | | | | | H | F |
  | SB3 50m | H | F | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 50 metre breaststroke events.
  
  | Classification | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | SB2 details | Arnulfo Castorena Mexico | 59.25 | Grant Patterson Australia | 1:01.79 | Jesús Hernández Hernández Mexico | 1:02.27 |
  | SB3 details | Roman Zhdanov RPC | 46.49 WR | Miguel Luque Spain | 49.08 | Takayuki Suzuki Japan | 49.32 |
  
  ## Results
  
  The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Men's 50 metre breaststroke events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page.
  
  ### SB2
  
  The SB2 category is for swimmers who have leg or arm amputations, have severe coordination problems in their limbs, or have to swim with their arms but don't use their trunk or legs.
  
  The final in this classification took place on 31 August 2021:
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 4 | Arnulfo Castorena | Mexico | 59.25 | |
  | | 5 | Grant Patterson | Australia | 1:01.79 | |
  | | 3 | Jesus Hernandez Hernandez | Mexico | 1:02.27 | |
  | 4 | 6 | Christopher Tronco | Mexico | 1:04.46 | |
  | 5 | 7 | Emmanuele Marigliano | Italy | 1:08.55 | |
  | 6 | 2 | Ioannis Kostakis | Greece | 1:08.73 | |
  | 7 | 1 | Aliaksei Talai | Belarus | 1:23.16 | PR |
  | 8 | 8 | Patricio Tse Anibal Lopez Fernandez | Dominican Republic | 1:41.29 | |
  
  ### SB3
  
  The SB3 category is for swimmers who have function in their hands and arms but can't use their trunk or legs to swim, or they have three amputated limbs.
  
  The final in this classification took place on 25 August 2021:
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 3 | Roman Zhdanov | RPC | 46.49 | WR |
  | | 5 | Miguel Luque Ávila | Spain | 49.08 | |
  | | 2 | Tatayuki Suzuki | Japan | 49.32 | |
  | 4 | 4 | Efrem Morelli | Italy | 49.42 | |
  | 5 | 6 | Maksim Emelianov | RPC | 50.63 | |
  | 6 | 7 | Jo Giseong | South Korea | 51.58 | |
  | 7 | 8 | Ahmed Kelly | Australia | 54.89 | |
  | 8 | 1 | Andreas Ernhofer | Austria | 55.00 | |
  