Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 40 kg

The women's 40 kg powerlifting event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was contested on 30 August at ExCeL London.

Powerlifting – Women's 40 kg
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueExCeL London
Date30 August 2012 (2012-08-30)
Competitors8 from 8 nations
Winning lift106.0 kg
Medalists
Nazmiye Muslu  Turkey
Zhe Cui  China
Zoe Newson  Great Britain

Records

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

World record 106.5 kg  Nazmiye Muslu (TUR) Dubai, United Arab Emirates 22 February 2012
Paralympic record 105.5 kg  Lidiia Soloviova (UKR) Beijing, China 9 September 2008

The world record holder, Nazmiye Muslu of Turkey, broke both of these records during the competition.

Results

Rank Name Body weight (kg) Attempts (kg) Result (kg)
1 2 3 4
 Nazmiye Muslu (TUR)39.36100.0104.0106.0109.0 WR106.0 PR
 Zhe Cui (CHN)39.1897.0103.0104.097.0
 Zoe Newson (GBR)39.4084.088.088.088.0
4 Thi Hong Nguyen (VIE)39.6988.088.090.088.0
5 Ni Nengah Widiasih (INA)38.9878.078.088.078.0
6 Malika Matar (MAR)38.0273.076.076.076.0
7 Maryna Kopiika (UKR)38.9070.073.074.073.0
 Noura Baddour (SYR)37.2488.088.088.0NMR

References

    • "Women's -40 kg". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2012.

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