Haidong Zhang wins men's -75 kg at the Sydney 2000 Paralympics

The title

Haidong Zhang took gold in the men's -75 kg at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games in Australia. The title was awarded to People's Republic of China, with the competition forming part of the Games held from 18 to 29 October.

The podium

The silver medal was awarded to Mansour Dimasi of Islamic Republic of Iran. The runner-up result places Islamic Republic of Iran alongside the winning delegation in this event.

The bronze medal was awarded to El Sayed Abd El Aal of Egypt. These results completed the podium for men's -75 kg.

Final and qualifying performances

The final result sheet records Haidong Zhang in position 1 with 240, Mansour Dimasi in position 2 with 210 and El Sayed Abd El Aal in position 3 with 205. The complete ranked results are set out below, preserving the performance notation used in the competition record.

Beyond the medal positions, the final included David Egbinola (NGR, position 4, 202.5), Ryszard Fornalczyk (POL, position 5, 200), Robert Studzizba (POL, position 6, 190), Ammar Cheikh Ahmad (SYR, position 7, 185), Kenneth Doyle (CAN, position 8, 177.5), Gregory Jacobs (FRA, position 9, 175), Victor Valderrama (CHI, position 10, 172.5) and Chen Lung Yang (TPE, position 11, 162.5).

The event

This was the men's -75 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