Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 56 kg
| Powerlifting – Women's 56 kg at the XIV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | ExCeL London | ||||||||||||
| Date | 2 September 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 7 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning lift | 142.0 kg | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | ||
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| Men | Women | |
| 48 kg | 40 kg | |
| 52 kg | 44 kg | |
| 56 kg | 48 kg | |
| 60 kg | 52 kg | |
| 67.5 kg | 56 kg | |
| 75 kg | 60 kg | |
| 82.5 kg | 67.5 kg | |
| 90 kg | 75 kg | |
| 100 kg | 82.5 kg | |
| +100 kg | +82.5 kg | |
The women's 56 kg powerlifting event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was contested on 2 September at ExCeL London.
Records[edit]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and Paralympic records were as follows.
| World record | 141.5 kg |  Fatma Omar (EGY)
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Beijing, China | 10 September 2008 |
| Paralympic record | 141.5 kg | Fatma Omar (EGY)
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Beijing, China | 10 September 2008 |
Results[edit]
| Rank | Name | Body weight (kg) | Attempts (kg) | Result (kg) | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
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 Fatma Omar (EGY) |
54.86 | 132.0 | 137.0 | 142.0 | – | 142.0 WR |
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 Lucy Ejike (NGR) |
55.27 | 135.0 | – | 135.0 | ||
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 Özlem Becerikli (TUR) |
52.49 | 115.0 | 117.0 | 118.0 | – | 118.0 |
| 4 |  Jianjin Cui (CHN) |
55.85 | 108.0 | 110.0 | – | 110.0 | |
| 5 |  Irina Kazantseva (RUS) |
54.45 | 101.0 | – | 101.0 | ||
| 6 |  Siow Lee Chan (MAS) |
53.70 | 80.0 | – | 80.0 | ||
| – |  Elena Abasova (UZB) |
54.60 | – | NMR | |||
References[edit]
- "Women's -56 kg". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.