title: Powerlifting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 72 kg
text: # 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.
  
  ## Records
  
  There are twenty powerlifting events, corresponding to ten weight classes each for men and women. 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 |
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  | Paralympic Record | Rasool Mohsin (IRQ) | 227.0 kg | Riocentro, Brazil | 11 September 2016 |
  
  ## Results
  
  | Rank | Name | Body weight (kg) | Attempts (kg) | Attempts (kg) | Attempts (kg) | Attempts (kg) | Result (kg) |
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  | Rank | Name | Body weight (kg) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Result (kg) |
  | | 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 |
  