Powerlifting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 72 kg

The men's 72 kg powerlifting event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics was contested on 28 August at Tokyo International Forum.^[1]

Powerlifting – Men's 72 kg at the XVI Paralympic Games
Venue	Tokyo International Forum
Date	28 August 2021 (2021-08-28)
Competitors	10 from 10 nations
Medalists
Bonnie Bunyau Gustin  Malaysia Mahmoud Attia  Egypt Micky Yule  Great Britain
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Records

There are twenty powerlifting events, corresponding to ten weight classes each for men and women.^[2] Prior to this competition, the existing world and Paralympic records were as follows.

World Record	Bonnie Bunyau Gustin (MAS)	230.0 kg	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	22 June 2021
Paralympic Record	Rasool Mohsin (IRQ)	227.0 kg	Riocentro, Brazil	11 September 2016

Results

Rank	Name	Body weight (kg)	Attempts (kg)				Result (kg)
			1	2	3	4
	Bonnie Bunyau Gustin (MAS)	69.45	217	225	228 PR	231	228
	Mahmoud Attia (EGY)	69.08	185	191	191	–	191
	Micky Yule (GBR)	71.58	180	182	182	–	182
4	Thongsa Marasri (THA)	71.53	180	190	190	–	180
5	Rey Melchor Dimas Vasquez (PAN)	71.12	165	169	180	–	169
6	Hajime Ujiro (JPN)	71.31	156	162	162	–	162
7	Emmanuel Nii Tettey Oku (GHA)	70.54	160	168	169	–	160
	Nnamdi Innocent (NGR)	71.40	200	200	200	–	NM
	Rasool Mohsin (IRQ)	71.34	205	206	206	–	NM
	Hu Peng (CHN)	71.58	208	208	208	–	NM