The women's 55 kg powerlifting event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics was contested on 27 August at Tokyo International Forum.[1]
| Powerlifting – Women's 55 kg at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tokyo International Forum | ||||||||||||
| Date | 27 August 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 9 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 |  Mariana Shevchuk (UKR) |
133.0 kg | Tbilisi, Georgia | 20 May 2021 |
| Paralympic Record |  Amalia Pérez (MEX) |
130.0 kg | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 10 September 2016 |
Results edit
| Rank | Name | Body weight (kg) | Attempts (kg) | Result (kg) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
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 Mariana Shevchuk (UKR) |
53.44 | 125 | – | 125 | ||
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 Xiao Cuijuan (CHN) |
54.00 | 118 | 124 | – | 124 | |
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 Besra Duman (TUR) |
54.84 | 117 | 124 | – | 124 | |
| 4 |  Camila Campos (CHI) |
54.57 | 111 | 115 | – | 115 | |
| 5 |  Najat El Garraa (MAR) |
54.04 | 108 | 111 | – | 111 | |
| 6 |  Châu Hoàng Tuyết Loan (VIE) |
53.19 | 97 | 103 | – | 103 | |
| 7 |  Gihan Abdelaziz (EGY) |
53.54 | 96 | 100 | – | 100 | |
| 8 |  Wiunawis Hernández (VEN) |
53.66 | 93 | 97 | – | 97 | |
| 9 |  Mozah Alzeyoudi (UAE) |
52.72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 80 | |
References edit
- ^ "Women's -50 kg". Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Records" (PDF). Retrieved 26 August 2021.