Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 55 kg

Powerlifting – Women's 55 kg
at the XV Paralympic Games
VenueRiocentro
Date10 September 2016 (2016-09-10)
Competitors9 from 9 nations
Winning lift130.0 kg WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Amalia Pérez  Mexico
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Esther Oyema  Nigeria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Xiao Cuijuan  China
2012
2020

The women's 55 kg powerlifting event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was contested on 10 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 Type Weight Country Venue Date
World record 126 kg  Xiao Cuijuan (CHN) Eger 26 November 2015
Paralympic record

Results

Rank Name Body weight (kg) Attempts (kg) Result (kg)
1 2 3 4
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Amalia Pérez (MEX) 54.24 120.0 120.0 130.0 WR PR 132.0 130.0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Esther Oyema (NGR) 52.75 127.00 127.0 130.0 127.0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Xiao Cuijuan (CHN) 53.76 115.0 115.0 120.0 - 115.0
4  Mariana Shevchuk (UKR) 53.31 107.0 107.0 115.0 107.0
5  Greta Vardanyan (ARM) 54.09 90.0 95.0 96.0 96.0
6  Natalie Blake (GBR) 54.41 91.0 93.0 93.0 93.0
7  Martina Barbierato (ITA) 53.60 88.0 92.0 95.0 92.0
8  Hoang Tuyet Loan Chau (VIE) 50.13 88.0 91.0 91.0 88.0
9  Sibel Cam (TUR) 50.83 85.0 90.0 90.0 90.0

References

  1. ^ "Women's -55 kg". Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.