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

Records

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 kgRio de Janeiro, Brazil11 September 2016
Paralympic Record Lucy Ejike (NGR)142.0 kgRio de Janeiro, Brazil11 September 2016

Results

Rank Name Body weight (kg) Attempts (kg) Result (kg)
1 2 3 4
1st place, gold medalist(s) Amalia Pérez (MEX)58.86 125126131131
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ruza Kuzieva (UZB)58.35 126126130130
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lucy Ejike (NGR)60.24 130135135130
4 Fatma Korany (EGY)59.42 116119127127
5 Rayisa Toporkova (UKR)59.05 110116119110
6 Fatema Alhasan (SYR)60.57 92969797
7 Lin Ya-hsuan (TPE)60.05 73788178
 Somkhoun Anon (THA)57.28 858790NM
 Yasemin Ceylan Baydar (TUR)60.84 112112120NM

References

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