Prior to this competition, the existing world and Paralympic records were as follows.
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| Paralympic Record | {{{paralympic_athlete}}} | {{{paralympic_mark}}} kg | {{{paralympic_place}}} | {{{paralympic_date}}} |
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| paralympic_athlete =
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