Powerlifting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 86 kg

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Powerlifting – Women's 86 kg
at the XVI Paralympic Games
Venue Tokyo International Forum
Date30 August 2021 (2021-08-30)
Competitors8 from 8 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Folashade Oluwafemiayo Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Silver medal icon.svg Zheng Feifei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svg Louise Sugden Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
2016
2024

The women's 86 kg powerlifting event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics will be contested on 30 August at Tokyo International Forum. [1]

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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 Flag of Nigeria.svg  Folashade Oluwafemiayo  (NGR)150.5 kg Manchester, Great Britain 28 March 2021
Paralympic Record Flag of Egypt.svg  Randa Mahmoud  (EGY)130 kg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 13 September 2016

Results

RankNameBody weight (kg)Attempts (kg)Result (kg)
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Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Nigeria.svg  Folashade Oluwafemiayo  (NGR)84.89147149151152 WR , PR 152
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zheng Feifei  (CHN)80.94135139149139
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Louise Sugden  (GBR)84.25127131131131
4Flag of Egypt.svg  Amany Ali  (EGY)85.30131133133131
5Flag of Brazil.svg  Tayana Medeiros  (BRA)84.88121128131121
6Flag of Chile.svg  Marion Serrano  (CHI)83.81114117121117
7Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee Young-sun  (KOR)82.1490959590
Flag of Jordan.svg  Tharwh Al-Hajaj  (JOR)84.28115121121NM
Flag of Iraq.svg  Hanan Al-Majidi  (IRQ)84.89112112112NM

Related Research Articles

Paralympic powerlifting is an adaptation of the sport of powerlifting for athletes with disabilities. The only discipline in Paralympic powerlifting is the bench press. The sport is governed by the International Paralympic Committee and is open to anyone with a minimum level of disability who can extend their arms within 20° of full extension during a lift. Powerlifting has been competed at the Summer Paralympics since 1984.

Powerlifting at the Summer Paralympics

Paralympic powerlifting has been competed at every Summer Paralympics since 1984. Weightlifting had been on the Paralympic program since 1964, however after the 1992 Games the IPC decided to drop weightlifting and hold powerlifting events only. Women first competed in the sport at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics.

Guo Lingling is a Chinese Paralympic powerlifter. She won the gold medal in the women's 41 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan and she set a new world record of 109 kg. She won the gold medal in the women's 45 kg event at both the 2017 World Para Powerlifting Championships and 2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships. In 2017, she set a new world record of 110 kg.

The women's 41 kg powerlifting event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics will be contested on 26 August at Tokyo International Forum.

The women's 45 kg powerlifting event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics will be contested on 26 August at Tokyo International Forum.

The men's 59 kg powerlifting event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics will be contested on 27 August at Tokyo International Forum.

The women's 50 kg powerlifting event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics will be contested on 27 August at Tokyo International Forum.

The men's 65 kg powerlifting event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics will be contested on 27 August at Tokyo International Forum.

The women's 55 kg powerlifting event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics will be contested on 27 August at Tokyo International Forum.

Powerlifting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Mens 72 kg

The men's 72 kg powerlifting event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics will be contested on 28 August at Tokyo International Forum.

The women's 67 kg powerlifting event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics will be contested on 28 August at Tokyo International Forum.

The women's 73 kg powerlifting event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics will be contested on 29 August at Tokyo International Forum.

The women's 79 kg powerlifting event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics will be contested on 29 August at Tokyo International Forum.

The women's +86 kg powerlifting event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics will be contested on 30 August at Tokyo International Forum.

The men's 88 kg powerlifting event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics will be contested on 29 August at Tokyo International Forum.

The men's 97 kg powerlifting event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics will be contested on 29 August at Tokyo International Forum.

The men's 107 kg powerlifting event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics will be contested on 30 August at Tokyo International Forum.

The men's +107 kg powerlifting event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics will be contested on 30 August 2021 at Tokyo International Forum.

Nataliia Oliinyk is a Ukrainian Paralympic powerlifter. She won the silver medal in the women's 79 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

Vera Muratova is a Russian Paralympic powerlifter. She won the bronze medal in the women's 79 kg event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

References

  1. "Women's -86 kg". Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. "Records" (PDF). Retrieved 27 August 2021.