| Event: | Powerlifting – Men's 97 kg |
| Games: | 2016 Summer |
| Venue: | Riocentro |
| Competitors: | 11 |
| Nations: | 11 |
| Win Label: | Winning lift |
| Win Value: | 237.0 kg PR |
| Gold: | Mohamed Eldib |
| Goldnpc: | EGY |
| Silver: | Qi Dong |
| Silvernpc: | CHN |
| Bronze: | José de Jesús Castillo |
| Bronzenpc: | MEX |
| Prev: | 2012 |
| Next: | 2020 |
The men's 97 kg powerlifting event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was contested on 14 September at Riocentro.[1]
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 Type | Weight | Country | Venue | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | 243 kg[2] | Dubai | 18 February 2016 | ||
| Paralympic record | – | – | – | – |
| Rank | Name | Body weight (kg) | Attempts (kg) | Result (kg) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=60 | 1 | width=60 | 2 | width=60 | 3 | width=60 | 4 | |
| 94.57 | 233.0 | 237.0 | 237.0 | |||||
| 95.27 | 226.0 | 233.0 | – | 233.0 | ||||
| 96.41 | 227.0 | 229.0 | – | 229.0 | ||||
| 4 | 95.66 | 221.0 | – | 221.0 | ||||
| 5 | 95.97 | 220.0 | – | 220.0 | ||||
| 6 | 94.77 | 215.0 | – | – | 215.0 | |||
| 7 | 94.73 | 202.0 | – | 202.0 | ||||
| 8 | 95.79 | 155.0 | 160.0 | 165.0 | – | 165.0 | ||
| 9 | 96.28 | 150.0 | 155.0 | – | 155.0 | |||
| - | 95.74 | – | ||||||
| - | 95.42 | – | ||||||