Powerlifting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 80 kg

The men's 80 kg powerlifting event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics was contested on 28 August at Tokyo International Forum.[1]

Powerlifting – Men's 80 kg
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo International Forum
Date28 August 2021 (2021-08-28)
Competitors9 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Rouhollah Rostami  Iran
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gu Xiaofei  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mohamed Elelfat  Egypt
2016
2024

Records

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There are twenty powerlifting events, corresponding to ten weight classes each for men and women.[2] Prior to this competition, the existing world and Paralympic records were as follows.

World Record   Rouhollah Rostami (IRI) 241.0 kg Bangkok, Thailand 7 May 2021
Paralympic Record   Majid Farzin (IRI) 240.0 kg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 12 September 2016

Results

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Rank Name Body weight (kg) Attempts (kg) Result (kg)
1 2 3 4
    Rouhollah Rostami (IRI) 79.39 225 228 234 242 234
    Gu Xiaofei (CHN) 78.36 211 215 228 215
    Mohamed Elelfat (EGY) 79.17 207 212 216 212
4   Francisco Palomeque (COL) 78.31 190 196 200 200
5   Ahmad Razm Azar (GEO) 78.11 193 198 199 198
6   Donato Telesca (ITA) 78.30 193 193 199 193
7   Gkremislav Moysiadis (GRE) 76.19 181 186 187 187
8   Ailton Bento de Souza (BRA) 78.91 181 182 182 182
9   Yurii Babynets (UKR) 78.93 175 185 188 175

References

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  1. ^ "Men's -72 kg". Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Records" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.