Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 73 kg

Powerlifting – Women's 73 kg at the XV Paralympic Games
Venue	Riocentro Pavilion 2
Date	12 September 2012
Competitors	7 from 7 nations
Winning lift	140.0 kg WR
Medalists
Ndidi Nwosu   Nigeria   Souhad Ghazouani   France   Amany Ali   Egypt

Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
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 73 kg powerlifting event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was contested on 12 September at Riocentro Pavilion 2.^[1] 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.

Records

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.

Record Type	Weight	Country	Venue	Date
World record	150.0 kg	Souhad Ghazouani (FRA)	Alexin	25 May 2013
Paralympic record	–	–	–	–

Results

Rank	Name	Body weight (kg)	Attempts (kg)				Result (kg)
			1	2	3	4
	Ndidi Nwosu (NGR)	71.10	123.0	125.0	140.0 WR PR		140.0
	Souhad Ghazouani (FRA)	71.91	135.0	140.0	145.0	–	140.0
	Amany Ali (EGY)	72.87	110.0	115.0	127.0	–	127.0
4	Arawan Bootpo (THA)	71.28	105.0	110.0	115.0	–	105.0
5	Mayagozel Ekeyeva (TKM)	71.85	100.0	105.0	110.0	–	105.0
6	Alina Kumeyko (UKR)	71.75	90.0	95.0	99.0	–	95.0
7	Larisa Marinenkova (MDA)	70.83	80.0	80.0	90.0	–	9.0

References

1. "Powerlifting: Results - Women's -73 kg Group A". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

• "Women's -73 kg". 2016 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 14 September 2016.