Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 82.5 kg

Powerlifting - Women's 82.5 kg
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeihang University Gymnasium
Date14 September
Competitors8 from 8 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Heba Said Ahmed  Egypt
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zuo Jue  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Perla Bárcenas  Mexico
2004

The women's 82.5 kg powerlifting event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was contested on 14 September at the Beihang University Gymnasium in Beijing, China. This event was the second-heaviest of the women's powerlifting weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 82.5 kilograms (181.9 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 place, gold medalist(s)  Heba Said Ahmed (EGY) 79.94 145.0 WR 150.0 WR 152.5 WR 155.0 WR 155.0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Zuo Jue (CHN) 81.16 132.5 135.0 137.5 137.5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Perla Bárcenas (MEX) 77.71 110.0 120.0 130.0 130.0
4  Adedeji Kike Ogunbamowo (NGR) 80.60 125.0 125.0 127.5 127.5
5  Carine Burgy (FRA) 81.59 122.5 127.5 127.5 127.5
6  Sharifah Raudzah Syed Akil (MAS) 81.29 117.5 122.5 125.0 117.5
7  Sahar Mostafa M El Gnemi (LBA) 80.63 90.0 95.0 100.0 95.0
 Mary Stack (USA) 82.50 110.0 110.0 110.0 NMR

Key: WR=World record; NMR=No marks recorded

References

  1. ^ "Competitions Description". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-11-12. Retrieved 2008-11-03.