Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 67.5 kg
| Powerlifting – Men's 67.5 kg at the XIV Paralympic Games | ||||||||||
| Venue | ExCeL London | |||||||||
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| Date | September 2, 2012 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| 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 67.5 kg powerlifting event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was contested on 2 September at ExCeL London.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and Paralympic records were as follows.
| World record | 225.0 kg |  Lei Liu (CHN) |
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | 2 December 2011 |
| Paralympic record | 217.5 kg |  Metwaly Mathana (EGY) |
Beijing, China | 13 September 2008 |
Results
| Rank | Name | Group | Body weight (kg) | Attempts (kg) | Result (kg) | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||
 | Lei Liu (CHN) | A | 67.00 | 218.0 | 226.0 WR | 218.0 | ||
 |  Rouhollah Rostami (IRI) | A | 67.10 | 205.0 | 208.0 | – | 208.0 | |
 | Shaaban Ibrahim (EGY) | A | 66.02 | 195.0 | 202.0 | – | 202.0 | |
| 4 |  Jainer Rafael Cantillo Guette (COL) | A | 66.43 | 193.0 | – | 193.0 | ||
| 5 |  Tolu-Lope Taiwo (NGR) | A | 66.58 | 185.0 | – | 185.0 | ||
| 6 |  Sergey Meladze (TKM) | A | 63.56 | 180.0 | – | 180.0 | ||
| 7 |  Alexsander Whitaker (BRA) | B | 67.41 | | 165.0 | – | 165.0 | |
| 8 |  Luis Israel Perea Polo (CUB) | B | 66.52 | 160.0 | | | – | 160.0 |
| 9 |  Charles Narh Teye (GHA) | B | 67.25 | 140.0 | – | 140.0 | ||
| 10 |  Roy Guerin (IRL) | B | 65.59 | 131.0 | – | 131.0 | ||
| – |  Rajindersingh Rahelu (IND) | B | 67.34 | – | NMR | |||
References
- "Men's -67.5 kg". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
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