The women's 40 kg

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Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and Paralympic records were as follows. The world record holder, Nazmiye Muslu of Turkey, broke both of these records during the competition.

Results

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics - Women's 40 kg Women's 040 kg

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