Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 56 kg

The men's 56 kg powerlifting event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was contested on 31 August at ExCeL London.

Records Prior to the competition, the existing world and Paralympic records were as follows.

World record206.5 kgDubai, United Arab Emirates23 February 2012Paralympic record202.5 kgBeijing, China11 September 2008

Results

RankNameGroupBody weight (kg) Attempts (kg) Result (kg)1234 A 55.39 197.0 205.0 205.0 – 197.0 B 55.37 184.0 188.0 189.0 – 188.0 A 55.50 181.0 185.0 189.0 – 185.0 4 A 55.64 180.0 185.0 189.0 – 185.0 5 A 55.40 169.0 174.0 182.0 – 174.0 6 A 55.90 173.0 182.0 186.0 – 173.0 7 B 55.17 162.0 175.0 175.0 – 162.0 8 B 55.21 158.0 163.0 163.0 – 158.0 9 B 54.09 150.0 155.0 162.0 – 155.0 10 B 55.42 150.0 158.0 158.0 – 150.0 - B 55.84 155.0 155.0 155.0 –

Key: PR=Paralympic record; WR=World record; NMR=No marks recorded

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