Para powerlifting is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games. [1] It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since 2002 (with core sport status through 2022), though it was initially held as part of the weightlifting competitions; in contrast to other parasports, it is categorised separately since the able-bodied equivalent is not a Games sport.
The sport made its debut as a single openweight competition for men in 2002; a women's openweight competition followed in 2010, and each gender has contested 2 weight classes since 2014. Nigeria has been the dominant nation in this sport, winning every single gold medal across five Games (and all medals awarded at Delhi 2010). [2]
| Games | Year | Host city | Host country | Best nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XVII | 2002 | Manchester |  England |  Nigeria |
| XVIII | 2006 | Melbourne |  Australia | Nigeria |
| XIX | 2010 | Delhi |  India | Nigeria |
| XX | 2014 | Glasgow |  Scotland | Nigeria |
| XXI | 2018 | Gold Coast | Australia | Nigeria |
| XXII | 2022 | Birmingham | England | Nigeria |
Updated after 2022 Commonwealth Games
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 9 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| 2 |  England | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 |  India | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Kenya | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 |  Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Scotland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 35 | |
*Note : Medals awarded in Games before 2014 were allocated to weightlifting and are not included.
| Category | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Games | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's lightweight | 154.6 pts | Bonnie Bunyau Gustin |  Malaysia | 4 August 2022 | 2022 Games | Birmingham, England | [3] |
| Men's heavyweight | 134.5 pts | Sudhir | India | 4 August 2022 | 2022 Games | Birmingham, England | [4] |
| Women's lightweight | 107.8 pts | Standard | |||||
| Women's heavyweight | 123.4 pts | Folashade Oluwafemiayo |  Nigeria | 4 August 2022 | 2022 Games | Birmingham, England | [5] |
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