| Powerlifting at the IX Paralympic Games | |
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 Paralympic Powerlifting | |
Powerlifting at the 1992 Summer Paralympics consisted of ten events for men.
| Powerlifting at the IX Paralympic Games | |
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| Paralympic Powerlifting | |
Powerlifting at the 1992 Summer Paralympics consisted of ten events for men.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 48 kg | Monday Emoghawve  Nigeria | Jung Yong Kwak  South Korea | Talaat Elsdek  Egypt |
| Men's 52 kg | Gomma G. Ahmed Egypt | Chris O'Neill  United States | Andrzej Greń  Poland |
| Men's 56 kg | Sang Jin Youn South Korea | Krzysztof Owsiany Poland | Abd Elmonem Farag Egypt |
| Men's 60 kg | Emadeldin Mohamed Egypt | Henryk Kohnke Poland | Dae Heon Shin South Korea |
| Men's 67.5 kg | Ryszard Fornalczyk Poland | Said M. Abd El Hafez Egypt | Carl Muylle  Belgium |
| Men's 75 kg | Kristoffer Hulecki  Sweden | Pierre Vanderheyden Belgium | Mossad Eleraki Egypt |
| Men's 82.5 kg | Bernd Vogel  Germany | Frank Gyland  Norway | Miroslaw Maliszewski Poland |
| Men's 90 kg | Ryszard Tomaszewski Poland | Nicholas Slater  Great Britain | Janusz Sala Poland |
| Men's 100 kg | Krzysztof Palubicki Poland | Jean-Luc Darrondeau  France | Tommy Leck Sweden |
| Men's +100 kg | Bengt Lindberg Sweden | Mohamed Sarhan Egypt | Alfredo Battistini  Switzerland |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Poland (POL) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 |  Egypt (EGY) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nigeria (NGR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Paralympic powerlifting, also known as para powerlifting and para-lifting, is an adaptation of the sport of powerlifting for athletes with disabilities. The only discipline in Paralympic powerlifting is the bench press. The sport is governed by the International Paralympic Committee and is open to anyone with a minimum level of disability who can extend their arms within 20° of full extension during a lift. Powerlifting has been competed at the Summer Paralympics since 1984.
Paralympic powerlifting has been competed at every Summer Paralympics since 1984. Weightlifting had been on the Paralympic program since 1964; however, after the 1992 Games the IPC decided to drop weightlifting and hold powerlifting events only. Women first competed in the sport at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics.
Uganda has competed at both the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games.
Turkmenistan made its Paralympic Games debut at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, with Atajan Begniyazov as its sole representative. It has competed in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since then, but never in the Winter Paralympics. Turkmens have only ever competed in powerlifting, and have never won a medal at the Paralympic Games.
The United Arab Emirates started actively participating in the Paralympic community during the 1990s. They made their debut at the 1992 Summer Paralympics. Since that time, they have won several Paralympic medals. The country had their debut on the international Paralympic stage at the 1990 Stoke Mandeville Games. Some of the country's Paralympic competitors are internationally ranked. The United Arab Emirates have competed at several other Paralympic events including the Arab Paralympic Games, Asian Paralympic Games, IWAS World Games, Stoke Mandeville Games, and World Semi-Olympic Championship. The United Arab Emirates Paralympic Committee is the national organisation, gaining its International Paralympic Committee recognition in 1995 and have subsequently made winning medals and hosting events a priority.
Nigeria made its Paralympic Games début at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona. It sent a delegation of six male athletes to compete in track & field, powerlifting and table tennis.
El Salvador first competed in the Paralympic Games at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. It has participated in the Summer Paralympic Games every four years since that time. El Salvador has never taken part in the Winter Paralympics, and until Tokyo 2020, no Salvadorian had won a Paralympic medal. In 2021, Herbert Aceituno became the first athlete to win a medal, earning bronze in powerlifting at the 59 kg category.
The Philippines made its Paralympic Games debut at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul and has been fielding athletes up to the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. Its athletes has won two bronze medals; Adeline Dumapong in powerlifting (2000), and Josephine Medina in table tennis (2016). The country has never won a Paralympic gold medal.
Syria made its Paralympic Games debut at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, with two athletes: Ahmad Manfi in table tennis, and Ali Ismail in swimming. The country has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, but has never entered the Winter Paralympics.
East Timor first sent competitors to the Paralympic Games for the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney. The country at that time administered by the United Nations, and its athletes participated as "Individual Paralympic Athletes". There were only two: Alcino Pereira in track & field, in the men's 5,000m race ; and Mateus Lukas in men's powerlifting, in the up to 48 kg category. Pereira failed to complete his race, while Lukas lifted 105 kg, finishing 13th and last of the athletes who successfully lifted a weight in his category.
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Weightlifting at the Summer Paralympics was introduced at the 1964 Games. Starting with the 1984 Games, separate competitions were held in the sports of weightlifting and powerlifting. Weightlifting made its final appearance at the 1992 Games, after which only powerlifting competitions were held.
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Egypt competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, Spain. The 41 member team competed in athletics, powerlifting and shooting. They won 20 medals including 7 gold, 6 silver and 7 bronze, finishing 19th on the medal table. Members of the team included athletics competitors Ahmed Mohamed, Said Afifi, Aymen Ibrahim, Hany Mohamed, Mohamed Abdulla Mohamed and Mohamed Said, and shooter Sherif Abd Alla.
India competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona from 3 to 14 September 1992. The nation made its official debut at the 1968 Summer Paralympics and has appeared in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since 1984. This was India's fifth appearance at the Summer Paralympics. India sent a contingent consisting of nine athletes for the Games and did not win any medal.
Kazakhstan competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. 11 athletes in 5 sports won 2 medals. Zulfiya Gabidullina won gold with World Record in Swimming, Women's freestyle 100 m (S3). Raushan Koyshibayeva won silver in Powerlifting. Kazakhstan athletes finished 58th in medal count.
