Powerlifting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 59 kg

Powerlifting – Men's 59 kg
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo International Forum
Date27 August 2021 (2021-08-27)
Competitors10 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Qi Yongkai  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sherif Othman  Egypt
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Herbert Aceituno  El Salvador
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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 59 kg powerlifting event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics was contested on 27 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  Sherif Othman (EGY) 211.0 kg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 9 September 2016
Paralympic Record  Sherif Othman (EGY) 211.0 kg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 9 September 2016

Results

Rank Name Body weight (kg) Attempts (kg) Result (kg)
1 2 3 4
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Qi Yongkai (CHN) 57.75 183 185 187 – 187
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Sherif Othman (EGY) 58.41 181 184 187 – 187
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Herbert Aceituno (ESA) 57.70 182 184 187 – 184
4  Juan Garrido Acevedo (CHI) 58.36 180 183 186 – 183
5  Ibrahim Dauda (NGR) 57.73 150 160 170 – 170
6  Ali Jawad (GBR) 58.52 163 164 166 – 164
7  Paschalis Kouloumoglou (GRE) 58.11 156 163 166 – 163
8  Mariusz Tomczyk (POL) 58.13 156 161 166 – 161
9  Niel Garcia Trelles (PER) 58.60 145 151 161 – 151
10  Tomohiro Kose (JPN) 58.03 135 145 151 – 145

References

  1. ^ "Men's -59 kg". Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Records" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.