Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 52 kg

Powerlifting – Men's 52 kg at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	ExCeL London
Date	31 August 2012 (2012-08-31)
Competitors	11 from 11 nations
Winning lift	176 kg
Medalists
China Ikechukwu Obichukwu  Nigeria Vladimir Krivulya  Russia
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Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
	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
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The men's 52 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	191.0 kg	Sherif Othman (EGY)	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	28 March 2010
Paralympic record	190.0 kg	(KOR)	Sydney, Australia	24 October 2000

Results[]

Rank	Name	Group	Body weight (kg)	Attempts (kg)				Result (kg)
				1	2	3	4
	(CHN)	A	51.93	169.0	175.0	176.0	–	176.0
	Ikechukwu Obichukwu (NGR)	A	51.17	171.0	174.0	175.0	–	175.0
	Vladimir Krivulya (RUS)	A	51.52	166.0	169.0	175.0	–	175.0
4	(VIE)	A	51.14	163.0	168.0	169.0	–	163.0
5	(CIV)	A	51.55	160.0	160.0	165.0	–	160.0
6	(IRQ)	A	51.61	160.0	165.0	170.0	–	160.0
7	(THA)	B	51.36	152.0	152.0	157.0	–	152.0
8	(TKM)	B	50.75	150.0	150.0	150.0	–	150.0
9	(CUB)	B	50.93	143.0	148.0	148.0	–	143.0
10	(KGZ)	B	51.64	140.0	141.0	152.0	–	141.0
–	Agustin Kitan (PHI)	B	51.81	148.0	148.0	148.0	–	NMR

References[]

• "Men's -52 kg". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.