Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 52 kg

The women's 52 kg powerlifting event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was contested on 1 September at ExCeL London.

Powerlifting – Women's 52 kg
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueExCeL London
Date1 September 2012 (2012-09-01)
Competitors8 from 8 nations
Winning lift131 kg
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Joy Onaolapo  Nigeria
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tamara Podpalnaya  Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Xiao Cuijuan  China
2008
2016

Records edit

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

World record 130.5 kg   Amalia Pérez (MEX) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14 August 2007
Paralympic record 128.0 kg   Amalia Pérez (MEX) Beijing, China 10 September 2008

Results edit

Rank Name Body weight (kg) Attempts (kg) Result (kg)
1 2 3 4
    Joy Onaolapo (NGR) 50.05 125.0 130.0 131.0 131.0 WR
    Tamara Podpalnaya (RUS) 51.65 115.0 119.0 122.0 119.0
    Xiao Cuijuan (CHN) 51.43 118.0 118.0 121.0 118.0
4   Gihan Abdelaziz (EGY) 49.71 97.0 103.0 107.0 107.0
5   Tuyet Loan Chau Hoang (VIE) 49.16 100.0 104.0 107.0 104.0
6   Fatama Abdelghafer Ahmed Allawi (JOR) 51.45 80.0 85.0 88.0 85.0
  Tetyana Shyrokolava (UKR) 51.29 93.0 93.0 93.0 NMR
  Natalie Blake (GBR) 48.62 88.0 88.0 DNF

References edit

  • "Women's -52 kg". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.