Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Paralympics - Men's -57 kg paraplegic

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Men's -57 kg paraplegic
at the VI Paralympic Games
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Paralympic Weightlifting
Competitors8 from 6 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Benny Nilsson  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Poland

The Men's light-featherweight -57 kg paraplegic was an event in weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Paralympics, for paraplegic athletes. Sweden's Benny Nilsson recorded a lift of 175 kg to win gold.[1]

Results[]

Place Name Result (kg)
1  Benny Nilsson (SWE) 175
2   (FRA) 175
3   (POL) 155
4   (GBR) 150
5   (SUI) 147.5
6  Walter Minder (SUI) 127.5
7   (KEN) 75
8   (KEN) 70

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