Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 73 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.

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
←2012 (60 kg · 67.5 kg)

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		140.0
	Souhad Ghazouani (FRA)	71.91	135.0	140.0 PR	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	–	90.0