Ni Nengah Widiasih

Personal information
Nationality	Indonesian
Born	(1992-12-12) 12 December 1992 (age 31) Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia
Sport
Country	Indonesia
Sport	Powerlifting
Event	40 kilogram class
Medal record Women's para powerlifting Representing  Indonesia Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo –41 kg 2016 Rio de Janeiro –41 kg World Championships 2014 Dubai −41 kg World Cup 2016 Kuala Lumpur −41 kg 2019 Eger[1] −41 kg 2021 Bangkok[2] −41 kg 2019 Dubai[3] −45 kg 2021 Dubai[4] −41 kg European Open Championships 2018 Berck-sur-Mer −45 kg Asia-Oceania Open Championships 2018 Kitakyushu[5] −45 kg 2022 Pyeongtaek[6] −41 kg Asian Para Games 2014 Incheon −41 kg 2018 Jakarta −41 kg 2022 Hangzhou −45 kg Asian Championships 2010 Kuala Lumpur −40 kg 2015 Almaty −41 kg ASEAN Para Games 2011 Surakarta −40 kg 2013 Naypydaw −40 kg 2015 Singapore −41 kg 2017 Kuala Lumpur −45 kg 2022 Surakarta −45 kg (best) 2022 Surakarta −45 kg (total) 2023 Cambodia −45 kg (best) 2023 Cambodia −45 kg (total) 2009 Kuala Lumpur −40 kg 2008 Nakhon Ratchasima −40 kg

Ni Nengah Widiasih (born 12 December 1992) is an Indonesian powerlifter. She competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics, 2016 Summer Paralympics and 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Career

Widiasih was born and raised in Karangasem, Bali. She lost use of her legs at age four and began using a wheelchair. When she was in the sixth grade she began living at the dormitory run by the Disabled Children's Counselling Foundation (Yayasan Pembinaan Anak Cacat). Her daily expenses were handled by the foundation, and, beginning in middle school, her education was paid for through scholarships.^[7] As of 2012^[update], she is in the second year of senior high school.^[8]

At the suggestion of her brother, fellow weightlifter I Gede Suantaka, Widiasih took up weightlifting. She began practising four to five times weekly. In 2008, she won a bronze medal at the ASEAN ParaGames in Nakhon Ratchasima, while the following year she received a silver medal at the Games in Kuala Lumpur.^[7] She also medaled at national level competitions in Surakarta and Bali.^[9] She competes in the 40 kilogram class.^[7]

Widiasih competed at the 2011 ASEAN ParaGames, held in Surakarta in December, after her class was nearly cut by a referee as "illegitimate".^[10] She set a record for the 40 kilogram class, lifting 87 kilograms (191.8 lb) after failing to lift 80 kilograms (176.4 lb) in an earlier attempt; the previous record was 85 kilograms (187.4 lb). This effort also won her a gold medal. For the games she was coached by Agus Sugiharto.^[11] In February 2012 she won a bronze medal at the Malaysia Open Powerlifting Championship in Kuala Lumpur.^[12]

Widiasih was on the six-member shortlist to compete in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London;^[13] in June it was announced that she would be one of three athletes competing, along with David Jacobs (table tennis) and an athletics competitor.^[14] She was the only one from the country who competed in powerlifting;^[13] she competed in the 40 kilogram class.^[8][15]