The women's 56 kg powerlifting event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was contested on 2 September at ExCeL London.

Records Prior to the competition, the existing world and Paralympic records were as follows.

World record141.5 kgBeijing, China10 September 2008Paralympic record141.5 kgBeijing, China10 September 2008

Results RankNameBody weight (kg) Attempts (kg) Result (kg)1234 54.86 132.0 137.0 142.0 – 142.0 55.27 135.0 142.0 142.5 – 135.0 52.49 115.0 117.0 118.0 – 118.0 4 55.85 108.0 110.0 118.0 – 110.0 5 54.45 101.0 108.0 108.0 – 101.0 6 53.70 80.0 85.0 86.0 – 80.0 – 54.60 65.0 70.0 72.0 –

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