Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 72 kg

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Powerlifting – Men's 72 kg
at the XV Paralympic Games
Venue Riocentro
Date 11 September 2016 (2016-09-11)
Competitors 10 from 10 nations
Winning lift 221.0 kg WR
Medalists
Liu Lei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Rasool Mohsin Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Nnamdi Innocent Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
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The men's 72 kg powerlifting event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was contested on 11 September at Riocentro. [1]

Powerlifting strength sport

Powerlifting is a strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift. As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athlete attempting a maximal weight single lift of a barbell loaded with weight plates. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as "odd lifts", which followed the same three-attempt format but used a wider variety of events, akin to strongman competition. Eventually odd lifts became standardized to the current three.

2016 Summer Paralympics fifteenth Summer Paralympic Games

The 2016 Summer Paralympics, the 15th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The Games marked the first time a Latin American and South American city hosted the event, the second Southern Hemisphere city and nation, the first one being the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, and also the first time a Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) country hosted the event. These Games saw the introduction of two new sports to the Paralympic program: canoeing and the paratriathlon.

Riocentro event location

Riocentro is an exhibition and convention center located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Built in 1977, it is the largest exhibition center in Latin America.

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Records

There are twenty powerlifting events, corresponding to ten weight classes each for men and women. The weight categories were significantly adjusted after the 2012 Games so most of the weights are new for 2016. As a result, no Paralympic record was available for this weight class prior to the competition. The existing world records were as follows.

Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held at ExCeL London from 30 August to 5 September, with a maximum of 200 athletes, competing in 20 events. According to the classification rules of the International Federation for Powerlifting athletes which cannot participate in weightlifting events because of a physical impairment affecting their legs or hips are deemed eligible to compete in powerlifting events at the Paralympics.

Record TypeWeightCountryVenueDate
World record182 kg [2] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Lei  (CHN) Kuala Lumpur 26 February 2016
Paralympic record––––

Results

RankNameBody weight (kg) Attempts (kg) Result (kg)
1234
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Lei  (CHN) 69.67 216.0 221.0229.00227.5 221.0
Flag of Iraq.svg  Rasool Mohsin  (IRQ) 71.19 215.0220.0229.0 227.0 WR PR 220.0
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nnamdi Innocent  (NGR) 70.78 203.0 210.0215.0 – 210.0
4 Flag of Poland.svg  Marek Trykacz  (POL) 66.48 168.0 173.0181.0 – 173.0
5 Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Fernando Acevedo  (NCA) 70.88 140.0140.0140.0 – 140.0
- Flag of Honduras.svg  Gabriel Zelaya Diaz  (HON) 71.06 100.0105.0105.0 – NMR
- Flag of El Salvador.svg  Herbert Aceituno  (ESA) 68.87 185.0185.0185.0 – NMR
- Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Sergey Meladze  (TKM) 71.21 100.0100.0100.0 – NMR
- Flag of Jordan.svg  Abdelkareem Khattab  (JOR) 71.38 210.0210.0215.0 – NMR
- Flag of Egypt.svg  Mohamed Elelfat  (EGY) 71.69 213.0213.0213.0 – NMR

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References

  1. ↑ "Men's -72 kg". Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Results - Men's -72 kg Group A". IPC . Retrieved 11 September 2016.

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