Powerlifting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 72 kg

Powerlifting – Men's 72 kg
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo International Forum
Date28 August 2021 (2021-08-28)
Competitors10 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bonnie Bunyau Gustin  Malaysia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mahmoud Attia  Egypt
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Micky Yule  Great Britain
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Powerlifting at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
MenWomen
49 kg41 kg
54 kg45 kg
59 kg50 kg
65 kg55 kg
72 kg61 kg
80 kg67 kg
88 kg73 kg
97 kg79 kg
107 kg86 kg
+107 kg+86 kg

The men's 72 kg powerlifting event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics was contested on 28 August at Tokyo International Forum.[1]

Records

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  Bonnie Bunyau Gustin (MAS) 230.0 kg Dubai, United Arab Emirates 22 June 2021
Paralympic Record  Rasool Mohsin (IRQ) 227.0 kg Riocentro, Brazil 11 September 2016

Results

Rank Name Body weight (kg) Attempts (kg) Result (kg)
1 2 3 4
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Bonnie Bunyau Gustin (MAS) 69.45 217 225 228 PR 231 228
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Mahmoud Attia (EGY) 69.08 185 191 191 – 191
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Micky Yule (GBR) 71.58 180 182 182 – 182
4  Thongsa Marasri (THA) 71.53 180 190 190 – 180
5  Rey Melchor Dimas Vasquez (PAN) 71.12 165 169 180 – 169
6  Hajime Ujiro (JPN) 71.31 156 162 162 – 162
7  Emmanuel Nii Tettey Oku (GHA) 70.54 160 168 169 – 160
 Nnamdi Innocent (NGR) 71.40 200 200 200 – NM
 Rasool Mohsin (IRQ) 71.34 205 206 206 – NM
 Hu Peng (CHN) 71.58 208 208 208 – NM

References

  1. ^ "Men's -72 kg". Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Records" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.