Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 56 kg

Powerlifting - Women's 56 kg
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeihang University Gymnasium
Date10 September
Competitors8 from 8 nations
Medalists
   Egypt
   Russia
   Malaysia
Powerlifting at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Men Women
  48 kg     40 kg  
52 kg 44 kg
56 kg 48 kg
60 kg 52 kg
67.5 kg 56 kg
75 kg 60 kg
82.5 kg 67.5 kg
90 kg 75 kg
100 kg 82.5 kg
+100 kg +82.5 kg

The women's 56 kg powerlifting event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was contested on 10 September at the Beihang University Gymnasium in Beijing, China. This event was the fifth-lightest of the women's powerlifting weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 56 kilograms (123.5 lb) of body mass.

As with all Paralympic powerlifting events, lifters competed in the bench press. Each athlete was allowed three attempts to bench press as much weight as possible. Athletes attempting to break a record were allowed a fourth attempt. For the attempt to be valid, the competitor must have lowered the weighted bar to her chest, held it motionless for a moment, then pressed the bar upwards until her arms were fully extended. If the competitor failed to meet these requirements or any other rule infraction was committed, the attempt was declared invalid by a team of three referees and the result struck from the record.[1]

Results

Rank Name Body weight (kg) Attempts (kg) Result (kg)
1 2 3 4
1st  Fatma Omar Omar (EGY) 54.83 125.0 131.0 PR 135.0 PR 141.5 WR 141.5
2nd  Irina Kazantseva (RUS) 55.21 90.0 95.0 97.5 97.5
3rd  Lee Chan Siow (MAS) 55.12 87.5 92.5 95.0 95.0
4  Tetyana Shyrokolava (UKR) 54.05 87.5 92.5 92.5 92.5
5  Dhikra Saleem (IRQ) 54.32 85.0 90.0 92.5 90.0
6  Lin Ya-Hsuan (TPE) 54.96 75.0 77.5 82.5 82.5
7  Mayagozel Pekiyeva (TKM) 55.77 75.0 82.5 82.5 82.5
8  Maria Bartosova (SVK) 54.92 65.0 70.0 75.0 70.0

Key: PR=Paralympic record; WR=World record

References

  1. "Competitions Description". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
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