Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 79 kg

The women's 79 kg powerlifting event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was contested on 12 September at Riocentro Pavilion 2. The event featured five-time Paralympian and three-time Paralympic medalist Lin Tzu-hui, competing for Chinese Taipei.[1] The best outcome out of three attempts counted as the final results. The athlete who placed first in each event was allowed a fourth attempt to break the Paralympic or world record.

Powerlifting – Women's 79 kg
at the XV Paralympic Games
VenueRiocentro Pavilion 2
Date12 September 2012 (2012-09-12)
Competitors9 from 9 nations
Winning lift138.0 kg WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bose Omolayo  Nigeria
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Xu Lili  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lin Tzu-hui  Chinese Taipei
←2012 (75 kg · 82.5 kg)

Records

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There are twenty powerlifting events, corresponding to ten weight classes each for men and women. The weight categories were significantly adjusted after the 2012 Games so most of the weights are new for 2016. As a result, no Paralympic record was available for this weight class prior to the competition. The existing world records were as follows.

Record Type Weight Country Venue Date
World record 137 kg   Bose Omolayo (NGR) Almaty 29 July 2015
Paralympic record

Results

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Rank Name Body weight (kg) Attempts (kg) Result (kg)
1 2 3 4
    Bose Omolayo (NGR) 77.59 137.0 138.0
WR PR
141.0 138.0
    Xu Lili (CHN) 75.96 135.0 135.0 140.0 135.0
    Lin Tzu-hui (TPE) 77.50 121.0 125.0 131.0 131.0
4   Perla Barcenas (MEX) 78.24 122.0 126.0 132.0 126.0
5   Siti Mahmudah (INA) 76.70 110.0 116.0 116.0 116.0
6   Gehan Hassan (EGY) 78.13 115.0 122.0 122.0 115.0
7   Lyubov Semenyuk (UKR) 77.77 95.0 100.0 105.0 100.0
8   Sahar Elgnemi (LBA) 78.26 85.0 90.0 97.0 85.0

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Paralympic Rankings" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.