Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 40 kg

Powerlifting – Women's 40 kg
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueExCeL London
Date30 August 2012 (2012-08-30)
Competitors8 from 8 nations
Winning lift106.0 kg
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Nazmiye Muslu  Turkey
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhe Cui  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Zoe Newson  Great Britain
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Powerlifting at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
MenWomen
48 kg40 kg
52 kg44 kg
56 kg48 kg
60 kg52 kg
67.5 kg56 kg
75 kg60 kg
82.5 kg67.5 kg
90 kg75 kg
100 kg82.5 kg
+100 kg+82.5 kg

The women's 40 kg powerlifting event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was contested on 30 August at ExCeL London.

Records

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

World record 106.5 kg  Nazmiye Muslu (TUR) Dubai, United Arab Emirates 22 February 2012
Paralympic record 105.5 kg  Lidiia Soloviova (UKR) Beijing, China 9 September 2008

The world record holder, Nazmiye Muslu of Turkey, broke both of these records during the competition.

Results

Rank Name Body weight (kg) Attempts (kg) Result (kg)
1 2 3 4
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Nazmiye Muslu (TUR) 39.36 100.0 104.0 106.0 109.0 WR 106.0 PR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Zhe Cui (CHN) 39.18 97.0 103.0 104.0 – 97.0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Zoe Newson (GBR) 39.40 84.0 88.0 88.0 – 88.0
4  Thi Hong Nguyen (VIE) 39.69 88.0 88.0 90.0 – 88.0
5  Ni Nengah Widiasih (INA) 38.98 78.0 78.0 88.0 – 78.0
6  Malika Matar (MAR) 38.02 73.0 76.0 76.0 – 76.0
7  Maryna Kopiika (UKR) 38.90 70.0 73.0 74.0 – 73.0
–  Noura Baddour (SYR) 37.24 88.0 88.0 88.0 – NMR

References

  • "Women's -40 kg". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2012.