Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 59 kg explained

Event:Powerlifting – Men's 59 kg
Games:2016 Summer
Venue:Riocentro
Competitors:10
Nations:10
Win Label:Winning lift
Win Value:203.0 kg WR
Gold:Sherif Othman
Goldnpc:EGY
Silver:Ali Jawad
Silvernpc:GBR
Bronze:Yang Quanxi
Bronzenpc:CHN
Prev:2012
Next:2020

The men's 59 kg powerlifting event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was contested on 9 September at Riocentro.[1]

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.

Record TypeWeightCountryVenueDate
World record210.5 kgDubai16 February 2016
Paralympic record

Results

RankNameBody weight (kg)Attempts (kg)Result (kg)
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57.83 203.0 211.0 211.0 211.0 203.0
58.66 190.0 194.0 194.0 190.0
58.76 176.0 185.0 191.0 176.0
4 57.70 165.0 175.0 176.0 165.0
5 57.18 135.0 145.0 - 145.0
6 58.75143.0 145.0 145.0 145.0
7 58.81 145.0 145.0 155.0 145.0
- 58.02 120.0 125.0 125.0
- 58.01 175.0 175.0 176.0
- 58.86 185.0 185.0 186.0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's -59 kg . Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games . 10 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160922201854/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/powerlifting-mens-59-kg . 22 September 2016 . dead .