Powerlifting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 80 kg

Powerlifting – Men's 80 kg
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo International Forum
Date28 August 2021 (2021-08-28)
Competitors9 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Rouhollah Rostami  Iran
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gu Xiaofei  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mohamed Elelfat  Egypt
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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 80 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  Rouhollah Rostami (IRI) 241.0 kg Bangkok, Thailand 7 May 2021
Paralympic Record  Majid Farzin (IRI) 240.0 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)  Rouhollah Rostami (IRI) 79.39 225 228 234 242 234
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Gu Xiaofei (CHN) 78.36 211 215 228 – 215
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Mohamed Elelfat (EGY) 79.17 207 212 216 – 212
4  Francisco Palomeque (COL) 78.31 190 196 200 – 200
5  Ahmad Razm Azar (GEO) 78.11 193 198 199 – 198
6  Donato Telesca (ITA) 78.30 193 193 199 – 193
7  Gkremislav Moysiadis (GRE) 76.19 181 186 187 – 187
8  Ailton Bento de Souza (BRA) 78.91 181 182 182 – 182
9  Yurii Babynets (UKR) 78.93 175 185 188 – 175

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.