Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 48 kg

Powerlifting – Men's 48 kg
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueExCeL London
Date30 August 2012 (2012-08-30)
Competitors11 from 11 nations
Winning lift180.0 kg
Medalists
   Nigeria
   Russia
   Egypt
Powerlifting at the
2012 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 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)
1 2 3 4
1st  Yakubu Adesokan (NGR) A 46.49 172.0 178.0 180.0 180.0 WR
2nd  Vladimir Balynetc (RUS) A 47.74 165.0 170.0 171.0 170.0
3rd  Taha Abdelmagid (EGY) A 47.15 160.0 165.0 170.0 165.0
4  Eay Simay (LAO) A 46.97 152.0 155.0 165.0 155.0
5  Farman Basha (IND) A 46.37 150.0 150.0 165.0 150.0
6  Patrick Ardon (FRA) B 47.44 136.0 141.0 146.0 146.0
7  Nguyễn Văn Phúc (VIE) A 47.01 145.0 148.0 148.0 145.0
8  Anthony Peddle (GBR) B 46.97 135.0 140.0 145.0 140.0
9  Hiroshi Miura (JPN) B 46.13 112.0 117.0 124.0 117.0
 Anatolii Mykoliuk (UKR) B 42.53 140.0 140.0 140.0 NMR
 Yashin Shoberdiev (UZB) B 46.96 80.0 82.0 82.0 NMR

References

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