Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 48 kg

The women's 48 kg powerlifting event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was contested on 10 September at the Beihang University Gymnasium in Beijing, China. This event was the third-lightest of the women's powerlifting weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 48 kilograms (105.8 lb) of body mass.

Powerlifting - Women's 48 kg
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeihang University Gymnasium
Date10 September
Competitors9 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lucy Ogechukwu Ejike  Nigeria
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Olesya Lafina  Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Souhad Ghazouani  France
2004

As with all Paralympic powerlifting events, lifters competed in the bench press. Each athlete was allowed three attempts to bench press as much weight as possible. Athletes attempting to break a record were allowed a fourth attempt. For the attempt to be valid, the competitor must have lowered the weighted bar to her chest, held it motionless for a moment, then pressed the bar upwards until her arms were fully extended. If the competitor failed to meet these requirements or any other rule infraction was committed, the attempt was declared invalid by a team of three referees and the result struck from the record.[1]

Results

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Rank Name Body weight (kg) Attempts (kg) Result (kg)
1 2 3 4
    Lucy Ogechukwu Ejike (NGR) 47.69 125.0 WR 130.0 WR 137.5 130.0
    Olesya Lafina (RUS) 47.52 112.5 115.0 122.5 115.0
    Souhad Ghazouani (FRA) 46.81 107.5 112.5 120.0 112.5
4   Hoang Tuyet Loan Chau (VIE) 46.25 92.5 97.5 100.0 100.0
5   Shi Shanshan (CHN) 46.71 97.5 102.5 102.5 97.5
6   Natalie Blake (GBR) 47.93 92.5 97.5 102.5 97.5
7   Loida Zabala Ollero (ESP) 47.03 75.0 80.0 82.5 80.0
  Greta Khndzrtsyan (ARM) 44.42 80.0 80.0 80.0 NMR
  Zaytuna Roziqova (TJK) 45.45 70.0 80.0 80.0 NMR

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

References

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  1. ^ "Competitions Description". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-11-12. Retrieved 2008-11-03.