Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's 60 kg

The women's 60 kg powerlifting event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was contested on 13 September at the Beihang University Gymnasium in Beijing, China. This event was the fifth-heaviest of the women's powerlifting weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of 60 kilograms (132.3 lb) of body mass.

Powerlifting - Women's 60 kg at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Beihang University Gymnasium
Date	13 September
Competitors	7 from 7 nations
Medalists
Bian Jianxin  China Amal Mahmoud Osman  Egypt Patience Aghimile Igbiti  Nigeria

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.

Results

Rank	Name	Body weight (kg)	Attempts (kg)				Result (kg)
			1	2	3	4
	Bian Jianxin (CHN)	58.53	134.0	134.0 WR	135.0 WR	136.0	135.0
	Amal Mahmoud Osman (EGY)	57.33	112.5	115.0	117.5	–	117.5
	Patience Aghimile Igbiti (NGR)	57.91	110.0	115.0	115.0	–	110.0
4	Khadija Acem (MAR)	59.36	107.5	110.0	112.5	–	110.0
5	Arawan Bootpo (THA)	59.52	100.0	107.5	112.5	–	100.0
6	Marzena Lazarz (POL)	58.79	80.0	82.5	85.0	–	82.5
7	Yun Jin-Kyoung (KOR)	59.69	67.5	72.5	75.0	–	72.5

Key: WR=World record

References

• "Schedules and Results - Powerlifting". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 2008-10-18. Retrieved 2008-11-03.