Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 82.5 kg explained

Event:Powerlifting - Women's 82.5 kg
Games:2008 Summer
Venue:Beihang University Gymnasium
Date:14 September
Competitors:8
Nations:8
Gold:Heba Said Ahmed
Goldnpc:EGY
Silver:Zuo Jue
Silvernpc:CHN
Bronze:Perla Bárcenas
Bronzenpc:MEX
Prev:2004

The women's 82.5 kg powerlifting event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was contested on 14 September at the Beihang University Gymnasium in Beijing, China. This event was the second-heaviest of the women's powerlifting weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 82.5kg (181.9lb) of body mass.

As with all Paralympic powerlifting events, lifters competed in the bench press. Each athlete was allowed three attempts to bench press as much weight as possible. Athletes attempting to break a record were allowed a fourth attempt. For the attempt to be valid, the competitor must have lowered the weighted bar to her chest, held it motionless for a moment, then pressed the bar upwards until her arms were fully extended. If the competitor failed to meet these requirements or any other rule infraction was committed, the attempt was declared invalid by a team of three referees and the result struck from the record.[1]

Results

RankNameBody weight (kg)Attempts (kg)Result (kg)
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79.94 145.0 150.0 152.5 155.0 155.0
81.16 132.5 135.0 137.5 137.5
77.71 110.0 120.0 130.0 130.0
4 80.60 125.0 125.0 127.5 127.5
5 81.59 122.5 127.5 127.5 127.5
6 81.29 117.5 122.5 125.0 117.5
7 80.63 90.0 95.0 100.0 95.0
82.50 110.0 110.0 110.0 NMR

Key: WR=World record; NMR=No marks recorded

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Competitions Description . The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad . 2008 . 2008-11-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081112090117/http://en.paralympic.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/powerlifting/n214355287.shtml . 2008-11-12 . dead .