Powerlifting At The 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 56 Kg
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. Results References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics - Women's 56 kg Women's 056 kg Para Para, or PARA, may refer to: Businesses, professions, and organizations * Paramount Global, traded as PARA on the Nasdaq stock exchange * Para Group, the former name of CT Corp * Para Rubber, now Skellerup, a New Zealand manufacturer * Para ...

Fatma Omar
Fatma Omar (born 17 November 1973) is an Egyptian powerlifter competing in the -56 kg category. She is a dominant power in her sport, winning gold in her event in four Summer Paralympics, and another four gold medals at the IPC Powerlifting World Championships. Personal history Omar was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1973. At the age of one she was contracted polio, which resulted in spinal damage. She has two daughters. Powerlifting career Omar first represented her country at the 1998 IPC Powerlifting World Championships, held in Dubai. She entered one of the lowest weight categories, the 44 kg, winning the gold medal. Following this success she was selected to compete at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. At the Sydney Games she competed in the 44 kg weight class taking the gold medal with a lift of 109 kg, beating Lucy Ogechukwu Ejike of Nigeria. Four years later at the Athens Games, Omar moved up to the 56 kg class. She outclassed the fiel ...
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