The men's 48 kg powerlifting event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was contested on 30 August at ExCeL London.
Records Prior to the competition, the existing world and Paralympic records were as follows.
World record177.0 kgDubai, United Arab Emirates22 February 2012Paralympic record169.0 kgBeijing, China9 September 2008
The world record holder, Yakubu Adesokan of Nigeria, broke both of these records during the competition.
Results
RankNameGroupBody weight (kg) Attempts (kg) Result (kg)1234 A 46.49 172.0 178.0 180.0 – 180.0 A 47.74 165.0 170.0 171.0 – 170.0 A 47.15 160.0 165.0 170.0 – 165.0 4 A 46.97 152.0 155.0 165.0 – 155.0 5 A 46.37 150.0 150.0 165.0 – 150.0 6 B 47.44 136.0 141.0 146.0 – 146.0 7 A 47.01 145.0 148.0 148.0 – 145.0 8 B 46.97 135.0 140.0 145.0 – 140.0 9 B 46.13 112.0 117.0 124.0 – 117.0 – B 42.53 140.0 140.0 140.0 – – B 46.96 80.0 82.0 82.0 –
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