Powerlifting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's 61 kg

The women's 61 kg powerlifting event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics was contested on 28 August at Tokyo International Forum.[1]

Powerlifting – Women's 61 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) Amalia Pérez  Mexico
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ruza Kuzieva  Uzbekistan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lucy Ejike  Nigeria
2016
2024

Records

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

World Record   Lucy Ejike (NGR) 142.0 kg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11 September 2016
Paralympic Record   Lucy Ejike (NGR) 142.0 kg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11 September 2016

Results

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Rank Name Body weight (kg) Attempts (kg) Result (kg)
1 2 3 4
    Amalia Pérez (MEX) 58.86 125 126 131 131
    Ruza Kuzieva (UZB) 58.35 126 126 130 130
    Lucy Ejike (NGR) 60.24 130 135 135 130
4   Fatma Korany (EGY) 59.42 116 119 127 127
5   Rayisa Toporkova (UKR) 59.05 110 116 119 110
6   Fatema Alhasan (SYR) 60.57 92 96 97 97
7   Lin Ya-hsuan (TPE) 60.05 73 78 81 78
  Somkhoun Anon (THA) 57.28 85 87 90 NM
  Yasemin Ceylan Baydar (TUR) 60.84 112 112 120 NM

References

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  1. ^ "Women's -61 kg". Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.