Powerlifting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 97 kg

Powerlifting – Men's 97 kg
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo International Forum
Date29 August 2021 (2021-08-29)
Competitors8 from 8 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yan Panpan  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Seyedhamed Solhipouravanji  Iran
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Fabio Torres  Colombia
2016
2024

The men's 97 kg powerlifting event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics was contested on 29 August at Tokyo International Forum.[1]

Records

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There are twenty powerlifting events, corresponding to ten weight classes each for men and women.[2] Prior to this competition, the existing world and Paralympic records were as follows.

World Record  Mohamed Eldib (EGY) 243 kg Dubai, United Arab Emirates 18 February 2016
Paralympic Record  Mohamed Eldib (EGY) 237 kg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 13 September 2016

Results

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Rank Name Body weight (kg) Attempts (kg) Result (kg)
1 2 3 4
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Yan Panpan (CHN) 92.65 223 227 243.5 227
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Seyedhamed Solhipouravanji (IRI) 95.09 221 222 222 222
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Fabio Torres (COL) 94.34 221 226 226 221
4  Mutaz Zakaria Daoud Aljuneidi (JOR) 96.07 215 222 223 215
5  Petar Milenkovic (SRB) 94.46 203 216 216 203
6  Mohamed Ahmed (EGY) 94.53 200 200 200 200
7  Nurlan Babajanov (AZE) 95.81 185 195 204 185
8  Denis Raiul (MDA) 89.12 162 165 172 172

References

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  1. ^ "Men's -97 kg". Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Records" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.