title: Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 72 kg
text: # Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 72 kg
  
  The men's 72 kg powerlifting event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was contested on 11 September at Riocentro.
  
  ## 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 | 182 kg | Liu Lei (CHN) | Kuala Lumpur | 26 February 2016 |
  | Paralympic record | – | – | – | – |
  
  ## Results
  
  | Rank | Name | Body weight (kg) | Attempts (kg) | Attempts (kg) | Attempts (kg) | Attempts (kg) | Result (kg) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rank | Name | Body weight (kg) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Result (kg) |
  | | Liu Lei (CHN) | 69.67 | 216.0 | 221.0 | 229.00 | 227.5 | 221.0 |
  | | Rasool Mohsin (IRQ) | 71.19 | 215.0 | 220.0 | 229.0 | 227.0 WR PR | 220.0 |
  | | Nnamdi Innocent (NGR) | 70.78 | 203.0 | 210.0 | 215.0 | – | 210.0 |
  | 4 | Marek Trykacz (POL) | 66.48 | 168.0 | 173.0 | 181.0 | – | 173.0 |
  | 5 | Fernando Acevedo (NCA) | 70.88 | 140.0 | 140.0 | 140.0 | – | 140.0 |
  | - | Gabriel Zelaya Diaz (HON) | 71.06 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 | – | NMR |
  | - | Herbert Aceituno (ESA) | 68.87 | 185.0 | 185.0 | 185.0 | – | NMR |
  | - | Sergey Meladze (TKM) | 71.21 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | – | NMR |
  | - | Abdelkareem Khattab (JOR) | 71.38 | 210.0 | 210.0 | 215.0 | – | NMR |
  | - | Mohamed Elelfat (EGY) | 71.69 | 213.0 | 213.0 | 213.0 | – | NMR |
  