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 (2012-09-12)
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

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