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Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 61 kg

Powerlifting – Women's 61 kg
at the XV Paralympic Games
Venue Riocentro Pavilion 2
Date 11 September 2012 (2012-09-11)
Competitors 8 from 8 nations
Winning lift 142.0 kg WR
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Lucy Ejike  Nigeria
2nd, silver medalist(s) Fatma Omar  Egypt
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Yang Yan  China
←2012 (60 kg · 67.5 kg)
2020
1st, gold medalist(s) Lucy Ejike  Nigeria
2nd, silver medalist(s) Fatma Omar  Egypt
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Yang Yan  China
Powerlifting at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
Powerlifting - Paralympic pictogram.svg
Men Women
  49 kg     41 kg  
54 kg 45 kg
59 kg 50 kg
65 kg 55 kg
72 kg 61 kg
80 kg 67 kg
88 kg 73 kg
97 kg 79 kg
107 kg 86 kg
+107 kg +86 kg

The women's 61 kg powerlifting event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was contested on 11 September at Riocentro Pavilion 2. Lin Ya-hsuan, representing Chinese Taipei competed in the Games for the fourth consecutive time. 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.

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.


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