Monday Emoghavwe wins men's -67.5 kg at the Sydney 2000 Paralympics

The title

Monday Emoghavwe took gold in the men's -67.5 kg at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games in Australia. The title was awarded to Nigeria, with the competition forming part of the Games held from 18 to 29 October.

The podium

The silver medal was awarded to Shaban Ibrahim of Egypt. The runner-up result places Egypt alongside the winning delegation in this event.

The bronze medal was awarded to Allahbakhsh Akbari of Islamic Republic of Iran. These results completed the podium for men's -67.5 kg.

Final and qualifying performances

The final result sheet records Monday Emoghavwe in position 1 with 212.5, Shaban Ibrahim in position 2 with 205 and Allahbakhsh Akbari in position 3 with 200. The complete ranked results are set out below, preserving the performance notation used in the competition record.

Beyond the medal positions, the final included Porfirio Francisco Arredondo Luna (MEX, position 4, 192.5), Abraham Obaretin (NGR, position 5, 180), Bogdan Lis (POL, position 6, 180), Russell Willey (GBR, position 7, 172.5), Mo Qian (CHN, position 8, 165), Abdelkader Echatibi (MAR, position 9, 160), Douglas Farrell (USA, position 10, 160) and Ivan Aldokimov (UKR, position 11, 150).

The event

This was the men's -67.5 kg competition in powerlifting at the Sydney Paralympics. The medal table above identifies the winning delegation and the other podium positions in this event.

The medal results

The final results