The men's 56 kg powerlifting event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was contested on 11 September at the Beihang University Gymnasium in Beijing, China. This event was the third-lightest of the men's powerlifting weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 56 kilograms (123.5 lb) of body mass. Powerlifters were divided into two groups, A and B, with group B beginning their lifts at 13:00 and group A at 13:45.
| Powerlifting - Men's 56 kg at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Beihang University Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 11 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
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As with all Paralympic powerlifting events, lifters competed in the bench press. Each athlete was allowed three attempts to bench press as much weight as possible. Athletes attempting to break a record were allowed a fourth attempt. For the attempt to be valid, the competitor must have lowered the weighted bar to his chest, held it motionless for a moment, then pressed the bar upwards until his arms were fully extended. If the competitor failed to meet these requirements or any other rule infraction was committed, the attempt was declared invalid by a team of three referees and the result struck from the record.[1]
Results edit
| Rank | Name | Group | Body weight (kg) | Attempts (kg) | Result (kg) | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||
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 Sherif Othman (EGY) |
A | 55.21 | 195.0 WR | 200.0 WR | 202.5 WR | – | 202.5 |
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 Rasool Mohsin (IRQ) |
A | 55.07 | 180.0 | 185.0 | – | 185.0 | |
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 Jung Keum-Jong (KOR) |
A | 55.11 | 180.0 | – | 180.0 | ||
| 4 |  Thongsa Marasri (THA) |
A | 55.12 | 175.0 | 180.0 | – | 180.0 | |
| 5 |  Wang Jian (CHN) |
A | 55.21 | 180.0 | – | 180.0 | ||
| 6 |  Jason Irving (GBR) |
A | 54.86 | 170.0 | 177.5 | – | 177.5 | |
| 7 |  Gholam Hossein Chaltoukkar (IRI) |
A | 55.63 | 165.0 | 172.5 | – | 172.5 | |
| 8 |  Samson Okutto (KEN) |
B | 55.22 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 165.0 | – | 165.0 |
| 9 |  Faisal Hammash (JOR) |
B | 54.27 | 160.0 | – | 160.0 | ||
| 10 |  Abebe Fekadu (AUS) |
B | 55.34 | 150.0 | 155.0 | – | 155.0 | |
| 11 |  Badar Al Harthy (OMA) |
B | 54.70 | 125.0 | 132.5 | 142.5 | – | 142.5 |
| 12 |  Andriy Hurnakov (UKR) |
B | 55.73 | 135.0 | 140.0 | – | 140.0 | |
| 13 |  Roman Omurbekov (KGZ) |
B | 55.88 | 135.0 | – | 135.0 | ||
| 14 |  Mohammad Alkhalifah (KUW) |
B | 54.45 | 120.0 | 127.5 | 130.0 | – | 130.0 |
Key: WR=World record
References edit
- ^ "Competitions Description". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-11-12. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
- "Schedules and Results - Powerlifting". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 2008-10-18. Retrieved 2008-11-03.