| Powerlifting at the X Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
 Paralympic Powerlifting | |
| Competitors | 141 from 56 nations |
Powerlifting at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of ten men's events and ten women's demonstration eventa.
| Powerlifting at the X Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Paralympic Powerlifting | |
| Competitors | 141 from 56 nations |
Powerlifting at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of ten men's events and ten women's demonstration eventa.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Poland (POL) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Iran (IRI) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Armenia (1) Australia (3)
Azerbaijan (1)
Bahrain (2)
Belarus (1)
Belgium (2)
Brazil (1)
Bulgaria (1)
Burkina Faso (1)
Canada (2)
Chile (1) China (5)
Chinese Taipei (1) Egypt (9)
Estonia (1)
Finland (4)
France (7) Germany (3) Great Britain (4)
Hungary (1)
India (1)
Indonesia (1) Iran (6)
Israel (2)
Japan (1)
Jordan (1)
Kazakhstan (1)
Kuwait (2)
Kyrgyzstan (2)
Libya (4)
Malaysia (2)
Mexico (2)
Moldova (1)
Morocco (2)
Netherlands (1) Nigeria (5) Norway (2)
Oman (1)
Peru (1) Poland (10)
Qatar (1)
Romania (1)
Russia (4)
Saudi Arabia (2)
Slovakia (1) South Korea (7)
Spain (2)
Sweden (3)
Switzerland (1)
Syria (2)
Thailand (1)
Uganda (1)
Ukraine (3)
United Arab Emirates (1) United States (10)
Venezuela (2)| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 48 kg | Jung Yong Kwak  South Korea | Abraham Obaretin  Nigeria | Anthony Peddle  Great Britain |
| Men's 52 kg | Keum Jong Jung South Korea | Jian Wang  China | Johnson Sulola Nigeria |
| Men's 56 kg | Gomma G. Ahmed  Egypt | Fereydoun Karimipour  Iran | Sang Jin Yoon South Korea |
| Men's 60 kg | Monday Emoghavwe Nigeria | Metwaly Mathna Egypt | Allahbakhsh Akbari Iran |
| Men's 67.5 kg | Hai Dong Zhang China | Emadeldin Mohamed Egypt | Zeinal Siavoshani Iran |
| Men's 75 kg | Ryszard Fornalczyk  Poland | Jong Park South Korea | Abd Elmonem Farag Egypt |
| Men's 82.5 kg | Bernd Vogel  Germany | Mostafa Hamed Egypt | Jiahua Zhou China |
| Men's 90 kg | Ryszard Tomaszewski Poland | Brian McNicholl  Australia | Frank Gyland  Norway |
| Men's 100 kg | Zhiqiang Luo China | Sherif Bakr Egypt | Patrick Akutaekwe Nigeria |
| Men's +100 kg | Kim Brownfield  United States | Leszek Hallmann Poland | Pernell Cooper United States |
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