Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 52 kg explained

Event:Powerlifting – Men's 52 kg
Games:2012 Summer
Venue:ExCeL London
Competitors:11
Nations:11
Win Label:Winning lift
Win Value:176 kg
Gold:Qi Feng
Goldnpc:CHN
Silver:Ikechukwu Obichukwu
Silvernpc:NGR
Bronze:Vladimir Krivulya
Bronzenpc:RUS
Prev:2008
Next:2016

The men's 52 kg powerlifting event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was contested on 31 August at ExCeL London.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and Paralympic records were as follows.

World record191.0 kgDubai, United Arab Emirates28 March 2010
Paralympic record190.0 kgSydney, Australia24 October 2000

Results

RankNameGroupBody weight (kg)Attempts (kg)Result (kg)
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A 51.93 169.0 175.0 176.0 176.0
A 51.17 171.0 174.0 175.0 175.0
A 51.52 166.0 169.0 175.0 175.0
4 A 51.14 163.0 168.0 169.0 163.0
5 A 51.55 160.0 160.0 165.0 160.0
6 A 51.61 160.0 165.0 170.0 160.0
7 B 51.36 152.0 152.0 157.0 152.0
8 B 50.75 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0
9 B 50.93 143.0 148.0 148.0 143.0
10 B 51.64 140.0 141.0 152.0 141.0
B 51.81 148.0 148.0 148.0

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