Powerlifting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 65 kg

The men's 65 kg powerlifting event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics was contested on 27 August at Tokyo International Forum.[1]

Powerlifting – Men's 59 kg
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo International Forum
Date27 August 2021 (2021-08-27)
Competitors10 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Liu Lei  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Amir Jafari  Iran
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hocine Bettir  Algeria
2016
2024

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   Paul Kehinde (NGR) 221.0 kg Dubai, United Arab Emirates 19 February 2018
Paralympic Record   Paul Kehinde (NGR) 220.0 kg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 10 September 2016

Results edit

Rank Name Body weight (kg) Attempts (kg) Result (kg)
1 2 3 4
    Liu Lei (CHN) 63.87 198 199 199 198
    Amir Jafari (IRI) 64.06 195 196 198 195
    Hocine Bettir (ALG) 63.14 187 192 198 192
4   Grzegorz Lanzer (POL) 61.45 161 166 168 166
5   Adou Herve Ano (CIV) 63.79 150 150 160 160
6   Narong Kasanun (THA) 62.57 155 162 167 155
7   Jose Manuel Abud Coronado (DOM) 63.57 145 145 145 145
  Jorge Carinao (CHI) 60.86 187 187 192
  Jaideep Deswal (IND) 64.98 160 160 167
  Mohammad Tarbash (JOR) DNF

References edit

  1. ^ "Men's -65 kg". Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Records" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.