Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 56 kg

The women's 56 kg powerlifting event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was contested on 2 September at ExCeL London.

Powerlifting – Women's 56 kg
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueExCeL London
Date2 September 2012 (2012-09-02)
Competitors7 from 7 nations
Winning lift142.0 kg
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Fatma Omar  Egypt
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lucy Ejike  Nigeria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Özlem Becerikli  Turkey
2008
2016

Records edit

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

World record 141.5 kg   Fatma Omar (EGY) Beijing, China 10 September 2008
Paralympic record 141.5 kg   Fatma Omar (EGY) Beijing, China 10 September 2008

Results edit

Rank Name Body weight (kg) Attempts (kg) Result (kg)
1 2 3 4
    Fatma Omar (EGY) 54.86 132.0 137.0 142.0 142.0 WR
    Lucy Ejike (NGR) 55.27 135.0 142.0 142.5 135.0
    Özlem Becerikli (TUR) 52.49 115.0 117.0 118.0 118.0
4   Jianjin Cui (CHN) 55.85 108.0 110.0 118.0 110.0
5   Irina Kazantseva (RUS) 54.45 101.0 108.0 108.0 101.0
6   Siow Lee Chan (MAS) 53.70 80.0 85.0 86.0 80.0
  Elena Abasova (UZB) 54.60 65.0 70.0 72.0 NMR

References edit

  • "Women's -56 kg". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.