Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 88 kg explained

Event:Powerlifting – Men's 88 kg
Games:2016 Summer
Venue:Riocentro
Competitors:10
Nations:10
Win Label:Winning lift
Win Value:220.0 kg
Gold:Mohammed Khamis Khalaf
Goldnpc:UAE
Silver:Evânio da Silva
Silvernpc:BRA
Bronze:Sodnompiljee Enkhbayar
Bronzenpc:MGL
Prev:2012
Next:2020

The men's 88 kg powerlifting event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was contested on 13 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 record233 kg[2] Dubai18 February 2016
Paralympic record225 kgStandard

Results

RankNameBody weight (kg)Attempts (kg)Result (kg)
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86.31 212.0 220.0 226.0 220.0
86.35 205.0 210.0 215.0 210.0
87.53 210.0 217.0 217.0 210.0
4 86.58 198.0 200.0 205 205.0
5 84.8 192 200.0 215.0 200.0
6 87.68 180 200.0 215.0 200.0
7 87.67 190.0 190.0 200.0 190.0
8 84.62 160.0 170.0 170.0 160.0
84.62 224.0 226.0 226.0
86.95 225.0 225.0 225.0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's −88 kg . Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games . 14 September 2016 .
  2. Web site: Results – Men's −88 kg Group A . 14 September 2016. IPC.