Powerlifting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 55 kg

Powerlifting – Women's 55 kg
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo International Forum
Date27 August 2021 (2021-08-27)
Competitors9 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mariana Shevchuk  Ukraine
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Xiao Cuijuan  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Besra Duman  Turkey
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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 55 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  Mariana Shevchuk (UKR) 133.0 kg Tbilisi, Georgia 20 May 2021
Paralympic Record  Amalia Pérez (MEX) 130.0 kg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 10 September 2016

Results

Rank Name Body weight (kg) Attempts (kg) Result (kg)
1 2 3 4
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Mariana Shevchuk (UKR) 53.44 125 128 133 – 125
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Xiao Cuijuan (CHN) 54.00 118 124 126 – 124
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Besra Duman (TUR) 54.84 117 124 126 – 124
4  Camila Campos (CHI) 54.57 111 115 117 – 115
5  Najat El Garraa (MAR) 54.04 108 108 111 – 111
6  Châu Hoàng Tuyết Loan (VIE) 53.19 95 97 103 – 103
7  Gihan Abdelaziz (EGY) 53.54 96 100 100 – 100
8  Wiunawis Hernández (VEN) 53.66 93 96 97 – 97
9  Mozah Alzeyoudi (UAE) 52.72 76 80 84 80

References

  1. ^ "Women's -50 kg". Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Records" (PDF). Retrieved 26 August 2021.