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Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 56 kg

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Powerlifting – Men's 56 kg
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueExCeL London
Date31 August 2012 (2012-08-31)
Competitors11 from 11 nations
Winning lift197 kg
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sherif Othman  Egypt
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anthony Ulonnam  Nigeria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jian Wang  China
2008
2016

The men's 56 kg powerlifting event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was contested on 31 August at ExCeL London.

Records

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

World record 206.5 kg  Sherif Othman (EGY) Dubai, United Arab Emirates 23 February 2012
Paralympic record 202.5 kg  Sherif Othman (EGY) Beijing, China 11 September 2008

Results

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Rank Name Group Body weight (kg) Attempts (kg) Result (kg)
1 2 3 4
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Sherif Othman (EGY) A 55.39 197.0 205.0 205.0 197.0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Anthony Ulonnam (NGR) B 55.37 184.0 188.0 189.0 188.0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Jian Wang (CHN) A 55.50 181.0 185.0 189.0 185.0
4  Ali Jawad (GBR) A 55.64 180.0 185.0 189.0 185.0
5  Ildar Bedderdinov (RUS) A 55.40 169.0 174.0 182.0 174.0
6  Amir Jafari (IRI) A 55.90 173.0 182.0 186.0 173.0
7  Narong Kasanun (THA) B 55.17 162.0 175.0 175.0 162.0
8  Abebe Fekadu (AUS) B 55.21 158.0 163.0 163.0 158.0
9  Conrat Frederic Atangana (CMR) B 54.09 150.0 155.0 162.0 155.0
10  Turan Mutlu (TUR) B 55.42 150.0 158.0 158.0 150.0
-  Hasan Al-Tameemi (IRQ) B 55.84 155.0 155.0 155.0 NMR

Key: PR=Paralympic record; WR=World record; NMR=No marks recorded

References

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  • "Men's -56 kg". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.