Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 82.5 kg

The women's 82.5 kg powerlifting event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was contested on 4 September at ExCeL London.

Powerlifting – Women's 82.5 kg
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueExCeL London
Date4 September 2012 (2012-09-04)
Competitors8 from 8 nations
Winning lift145.0 kg
Medalists
Loveline Obiji  Nigeria
Randa Mahmoud  Egypt
Xu Yanmei  China

Records

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

World record 155.0 kg  Heba Ahmed (EGY) Beijing, China 14 September 2008
Paralympic record 155.0 kg  Heba Ahmed (EGY) Beijing, China 14 September 2008

Results

Rank Name Body weight (kg) Attempts (kg) Result (kg)
1 2 3 4
 Loveline Obiji (NGR)81.03145.0149.0149.0145.0
 Randa Mahmoud (EGY)80.95135.0140.0145.0140.0
 Xu Yanmei (CHN)75.33120.0125.0129.0129.0
4 Catalina Diaz Vilchis (MEX)78.28115.0122.0128.0128.0
5 Tatiana Smirnova (RUS)80.70108.0112.0116.0112.0
6 Marcia Cristina Menezes (BRA)80.73110.0115.0116.0110.0
7 Huda Ali (IRQ)81.72108.0108.0113.0108.0
8 Sharifah Raudzah Syed Akil (MAS)81.3095.097.097.097.0

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

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References

    • "Women's -82.5 kg". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2012.

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