| Event: | Powerlifting – Men's 48 kg |
| Games: | 2012 Summer |
| Venue: | ExCeL London |
| Competitors: | 11 |
| Nations: | 11 |
| Win Label: | Winning lift |
| Win Value: | 180.0 kg |
| Gold: | Yakubu Adesokan |
| Goldnpc: | NGR |
| Silver: | Vladimir Balynetc |
| Silvernpc: | RUS |
| Bronze: | Taha Abdelmagid |
| Bronzenpc: | EGY |
| Prev: | 2008 |
| Next: | 2016 |
The men's 48 kg powerlifting event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was contested on 30 August at ExCeL London.
Prior to the competition, the existing world and Paralympic records were as follows.
| World record | 177.0 kg | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 22 February 2012 | ||
| Paralympic record | 169.0 kg | Beijing, China | 9 September 2008 |
The world record holder, Yakubu Adesokan of Nigeria, broke both of these records during the competition.
| Rank | Name | Group | Body weight (kg) | Attempts (kg) | Result (kg) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=60 | 1 | width=60 | 2 | width=60 | 3 | width=60 | 4 | ||
| A | 46.49 | 172.0 | 178.0 | 180.0 | – | 180.0 | |||
| A | 47.74 | 165.0 | 170.0 | – | 170.0 | ||||
| A | 47.15 | 160.0 | 165.0 | – | 165.0 | ||||
| 4 | A | 46.97 | 155.0 | – | 155.0 | ||||
| 5 | A | 46.37 | 150.0 | – | 150.0 | ||||
| 6 | B | 47.44 | 136.0 | 141.0 | 146.0 | – | 146.0 | ||
| 7 | A | 47.01 | 145.0 | – | 145.0 | ||||
| 8 | B | 46.97 | 135.0 | 140.0 | – | 140.0 | |||
| 9 | B | 46.13 | 112.0 | 117.0 | – | 117.0 | |||
| – | B | 42.53 | – | ||||||
| – | B | 46.96 | – | ||||||