Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 48 kg

The women's 48 kg powerlifting event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was contested on 1 September at ExCeL London.

Powerlifting – Women's 48 kg
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueExCeL London
Date1 September 2012 (2012-09-01)
Competitors8 from 8 nations
Winning lift135 kg
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Esther Oyema  Nigeria
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Olesya Lafina  Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Shi Shanshan  China
2008
2016

Records edit

Prior to the competition, the existing world and Paralympic records were as follows.

World record 130.0 kg   Lucy Ejike (NGR) Beijing, China 10 September 2008
Paralympic record 130.0 kg   Lucy Ejike (NGR) Beijing, China 10 September 2008

Results edit

Rank Name Body weight (kg) Attempts (kg) Result (kg)
1 2 3 4
    Esther Oyema (NGR) 47.05 130.0 132.0 135.0 140.0 135.0 WR
    Olesya Lafina (RUS) 47.10 115.0 117.0 120.0 120.0
    Shi Shanshan (CHN) 47.60 110.0 113.0 114.0 114.0
4   Yasemin Ceylan (TUR) 47.78 111.0 114.0 115.0 114.0
5   Loida Zabala Ollero (ESP) 47.62 95.0 98.0 100.0 98.0
6   Rayisa Toporkova (UKR) 47.41 95.0 98.0 98.0 95.0
7   Greta Vardanyan (ARM) 44.23 77.0 82.0 84.0 82.0
-   Jeong Hee Shin (KOR) 47.27 68.0 68.0 68.0 NMR

References edit

  • "Women's -48 kg". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.