Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 79 kg
# Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's 79 kg

The women's 79 kg powerlifting event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was contested on 12 September at Riocentro Pavilion 2. The event featured five-time Paralympian and three-time Paralympic medalist Lin Tzu-hui, competing for Chinese Taipei. The best outcome out of three attempts counted as the final results. The athlete who placed first in each event was allowed a fourth attempt to break the Paralympic or world record.

## 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 | 137 kg | Bose Omolayo (NGR) | Almaty | 29 July 2015 |
| 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) |
| | Bose Omolayo (NGR) | 77.59 | 137.0 | 138.0 WR PR | 141.0 | – | 138.0 |
| | Xu Lili (CHN) | 75.96 | 135.0 | 135.0 | 140.0 | – | 135.0 |
| | Lin Tzu-hui (TPE) | 77.50 | 121.0 | 125.0 | 131.0 | – | 131.0 |
| 4 | Perla Barcenas (MEX) | 78.24 | 122.0 | 126.0 | 132.0 | – | 126.0 |
| 5 | Siti Mahmudah (INA) | 76.70 | 110.0 | 116.0 | 116.0 | – | 116.0 |
| 6 | Gehan Hassan (EGY) | 78.13 | 115.0 | 122.0 | 122.0 | – | 115.0 |
| 7 | Lyubov Semenyuk (UKR) | 77.77 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 105.0 | – | 100.0 |
| 8 | Sahar Elgnemi (LBA) | 78.26 | 85.0 | 90.0 | 97.0 | – | 85.0 |
