Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 56 kg
| Powerlifting – Men's 56 kg at the XIV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | ExCeL London | ||||||||||||
| Date | 31 August 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning lift | 197 kg | ||||||||||||
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| Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | ||
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| Men | Women | |
| 48 kg | 40 kg | |
| 52 kg | 44 kg | |
| 56 kg | 48 kg | |
| 60 kg | 52 kg | |
| 67.5 kg | 56 kg | |
| 75 kg | 60 kg | |
| 82.5 kg | 67.5 kg | |
| 90 kg | 75 kg | |
| 100 kg | 82.5 kg | |
| +100 kg | +82.5 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 record | 206.5 kg |  Sherif Othman (EGY)
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 23 February 2012 |
| Paralympic record | 202.5 kg | Sherif Othman (EGY)
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Beijing, China | 11 September 2008 |
Results
| Rank | Name | Group | Body weight (kg) | Attempts (kg) | Result (kg) | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||
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 Sherif Othman (EGY) |
A | 55.39 | 197.0 | – | 197.0 | ||
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 Anthony Ulonnam (NGR) |
B | 55.37 | 184.0 | 188.0 | – | 188.0 | |
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 Jian Wang (CHN) |
A | 55.50 | 181.0 | 185.0 | – | 185.0 | |
| 4 |  Ali Jawad (GBR) |
A | 55.64 | 180.0 | 185.0 | – | 185.0 | |
| 5 |  Ildar Bedderdinov (RUS) |
A | 55.40 | 169.0 | 174.0 | – | 174.0 | |
| 6 |  Amir Jafari (IRI) |
A | 55.90 | 173.0 | – | 173.0 | ||
| 7 |  Narong Kasanun (THA) |
B | 55.17 | 162.0 | – | 162.0 | ||
| 8 |  Abebe Fekadu (AUS) |
B | 55.21 | 158.0 | – | 158.0 | ||
| 9 |  Conrat Frederic Atangana (CMR) |
B | 54.09 | 150.0 | 155.0 | – | 155.0 | |
| 10 |  Turan Mutlu (TUR) |
B | 55.42 | 150.0 | – | 150.0 | ||
| - |  Hasan Al-Tameemi (IRQ) |
B | 55.84 | – | NMR | |||
Key: PR=Paralympic record; WR=World record; NMR=No marks recorded
References
- "Men's -56 kg". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.