Powerlifting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 79 kg

Powerlifting – Women's 7 kg
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo International Forum
Date29 August 2021 (2021-08-29)
Competitors8 from 8 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bose Omolayo  Nigeria
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nataliia Oliinyk  Ukraine
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vera Muratova  RPC
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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 women's 79 kg powerlifting event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics was contested on 29 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  Vera Muratova (RUS) 143 kg Dubai, United Arab Emirates 22 June 2021
Paralympic Record  Bose Omolayo (NGR) 138 kg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 12 September 2016

Results

Rank Name Body weight (kg) Attempts (kg) Result (kg)
1 2 3 4
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Bose Omolayo (NGR) 76.69 135 138 141 PR 144 141
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Nataliia Oliinyk (UKR) 78.59 125 130 133 – 133
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Vera Muratova (RPC) 78.21 132 136 138 – 132
4  Asma Issa (JOR) 76.66 112 115 118 – 115
5  Sanae Soubane (MAR) 77.21 110 110 111 – 111
6  Gehan Hassan (EGY) 78.02 104 110 112 – 110
7  Maria Montserrat Alcoba Membrilla (ESP) 77.03 103 107 110 – 107
8  Chika Sakamoto (JPN) 78.49 72 77 80 – 77

References

  1. ^ "Women's -79 kg". Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Records" (PDF). Retrieved 27 August 2021.