Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 48 kg
| Powerlifting – Men's 48 kg at the XIV Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
| Venue | ExCeL London | |||||||||
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| Date | 30 August 2012 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Winning lift | 180.0 kg | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics  | |||||
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| 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 men's 48 kg powerlifting event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was contested on 30 August at ExCeL London.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and Paralympic records were as follows.
| World record | 177.0 kg |  Yakubu Adesokan (NGR) |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 22 February 2012 |
| Paralympic record | 169.0 kg | Ruel Ishaku (NGR) |
Beijing, China | 9 September 2008 |
The world record holder, Yakubu Adesokan of Nigeria, broke both of these records during the competition.
Results
| Rank | Name | Group | Body weight (kg) | Attempts (kg) | Result (kg) | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||
 | Yakubu Adesokan (NGR) | A | 46.49 | 172.0 | 178.0 | 180.0 | – | 180.0 WR |
 |  Vladimir Balynetc (RUS) | A | 47.74 | 165.0 | 170.0 | | – | 170.0 |
 |  Taha Abdelmagid (EGY) | A | 47.15 | 160.0 | 165.0 | | – | 165.0 |
| 4 |  Eay Simay (LAO) | A | 46.97 | | 155.0 | | – | 155.0 |
| 5 |  Farman Basha (IND) | A | 46.37 | | 150.0 | | – | 150.0 |
| 6 |  Patrick Ardon (FRA) | B | 47.44 | 136.0 | 141.0 | 146.0 | – | 146.0 |
| 7 |  Nguyễn Văn Phúc (VIE) | A | 47.01 | 145.0 | | | – | 145.0 |
| 8 |  Anthony Peddle (GBR) | B | 46.97 | 135.0 | 140.0 | | – | 140.0 |
| 9 |  Hiroshi Miura (JPN) | B | 46.13 | 112.0 | 117.0 | | – | 117.0 |
| – |  Anatolii Mykoliuk (UKR) | B | 42.53 | | | | – | NMR |
| – |  Yashin Shoberdiev (UZB) | B | 46.96 | | | | – | NMR |
References
- "Men's -48 kg". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
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