The women's 79 kg powerlifting event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics was contested on 29 August at Tokyo International Forum.[1]
| Powerlifting – Women's 7 kg at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo International Forum | ||||||||||||
| Date | 29 August 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
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Records edit
There are twenty powerlifting events, corresponding to ten weight classes each for men and women.[2] Prior to this competition, the existing world and Paralympic records were as follows.
| World Record |  Vera Muratova (RUS) |
143 kg | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 22 June 2021 |
| Paralympic Record |  Bose Omolayo (NGR) |
138 kg | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 12 September 2016 |
Results edit
| Rank | Name | Body weight (kg) | Attempts (kg) | Result (kg) | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
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Bose Omolayo (NGR) |
76.69 | 135 | 138 | 141 PR | 141 | |
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 Nataliia Oliinyk (UKR) |
78.59 | 125 | 130 | 133 | – | 133 |
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 Vera Muratova (RPC) |
78.21 | 132 | – | 132 | ||
| 4 |  Asma Issa (JOR) |
76.66 | 115 | – | 115 | ||
| 5 |  Sanae Soubane (MAR) |
77.21 | 111 | – | 111 | ||
| 6 |  Gehan Hassan (EGY) |
78.02 | 104 | 110 | – | 110 | |
| 7 |  Maria Montserrat Alcoba Membrilla (ESP) |
77.03 | 103 | 107 | – | 107 | |
| 8 |  Chika Sakamoto (JPN) |
78.49 | 72 | 77 | – | 77 | |
References edit
- ^ "Women's -79 kg". Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Records" (PDF). Retrieved 27 August 2021.