Powerlifting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 61 kg

Powerlifting – Women's 61 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) Amalia Pérez  Mexico
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ruza Kuzieva  Uzbekistan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lucy Ejike  Nigeria
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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 61 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. Prior to this competition, the existing world and Paralympic records were as follows.

World Record  Lucy Ejike (NGR) 142.0 kg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11 September 2016
Paralympic Record  Lucy Ejike (NGR) 142.0 kg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11 September 2016

Results

Rank Name Body weight (kg) Attempts (kg) Result (kg)
1 2 3 4
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Amalia Pérez (MEX) 58.86 125 126 131 – 131
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ruza Kuzieva (UZB) 58.35 126 126 130 – 130
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Lucy Ejike (NGR) 60.24 130 135 135 – 130
4  Fatma Korany (EGY) 59.42 116 119 127 – 127
5  Rayisa Toporkova (UKR) 59.05 110 116 119 – 110
6  Fatema Alhasan (SYR) 60.57 92 96 97 – 97
7  Lin Ya-hsuan (TPE) 60.05 73 78 81 – 78
 Somkhoun Anon (THA) 57.28 85 87 90 – NM
 Yasemin Ceylan Baydar (TUR) 60.84 112 112 120 – NM

References

  1. ^ "Women's -61 kg". Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.