Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 56 kg
The men's 56 kg powerlifting event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was contested on 31 August at ExCeL London.
| Powerlifting – Men's 56 kg at the XIV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | ExCeL London | ||||||||||||
| Date | 31 August 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning lift | 197 kg | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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 | |
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and Paralympic records were as follows.
| World record | 206.5 kg |  |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 23 February 2012 |
| Paralympic record | 202.5 kg | |
Beijing, China | 11 September 2008 |
Results
| Rank | Name | Group | Body weight (kg) | Attempts (kg) | Result (kg) | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||
 | | A | 55.39 | 197.0 | – | 197.0 | ||
 |  | B | 55.37 | 184.0 | 188.0 | – | 188.0 | |
 |  | A | 55.50 | 181.0 | 185.0 | – | 185.0 | |
| 4 |  | A | 55.64 | 180.0 | 185.0 | – | 185.0 | |
| 5 |  | A | 55.40 | 169.0 | 174.0 | – | 174.0 | |
| 6 |  | A | 55.90 | 173.0 | – | 173.0 | ||
| 7 |  | B | 55.17 | 162.0 | – | 162.0 | ||
| 8 |  | B | 55.21 | 158.0 | – | 158.0 | ||
| 9 |  | B | 54.09 | 150.0 | 155.0 | – | 155.0 | |
| 10 |  | B | 55.42 | 150.0 | – | 150.0 | ||
| - |  | B | 55.84 | – | NMR | |||
Key: PR=Paralympic record; WR=World record; NMR=No marks recorded
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References
- "Men's -56 kg". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
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