| Powerlifting at the XI Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
 Paralympic Powerlifting | |
| Venue | Downes Pavilion |
| Competitors | 258 from 67 nations |
Powerlifting at the 2000 Summer Paralympics consisted of 20 events.
| Powerlifting at the XI Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Paralympic Powerlifting | |
| Venue | Downes Pavilion |
| Competitors | 258 from 67 nations |
Powerlifting at the 2000 Summer Paralympics consisted of 20 events.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 |  Egypt (EGY) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 |  South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Iran (IRI) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 |  Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Libya (LBA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
Algeria (2)
Armenia (1) Australia (13)
Austria (1)
Azerbaijan (3)
Bahrain (1)
Belarus (1)
Brazil (3)
Burkina Faso (1)
Canada (2)
Chile (2) China (18) Chinese Taipei (8)
Ecuador (1) Egypt (19)
Finland (2) France (8) Germany (3) Great Britain (8)
Greece (2)
Hungary (2)
India (2)
Indonesia (1)
Individual Paralympic Athletes (1) Iran (7)
Israel (1)
Japan (1)
Jordan (3)
Kazakhstan (1)
Kenya (1)
Kuwait (5)
Kyrgyzstan (2)
Laos (2) Libya (2)
Malaysia (5)
Mali (1)
Mauritania (1) Mexico (9)
Morocco (5) Netherlands (2)
New Zealand (2) Nigeria (18)
Norway (2)
Oman (2)
Pakistan (1)
Papua New Guinea (1)
Peru (1) Philippines (1)
Poland (9)
Qatar (2)
Romania (1) Russia (10)
Slovakia (3) South Africa (2) South Korea (6)
Spain (1)
Sri Lanka (1)
Sweden (1)
Syria (4) Thailand (6)
Tunisia (1)
Turkmenistan (1) Ukraine (8)
United Arab Emirates (2) United States (12)
Venezuela (6)
Vietnam (1)| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| −40 kg | Bian Jianxin  China | Lidiya Solovyova  Ukraine | Laura Cerero Gabriel  Mexico |
| −44 kg | Fatma Omar  Egypt | Lucy Ejike  Nigeria | Li Hua Lu  Chinese Taipei |
| −48 kg | Iyabo Ismaila Nigeria | Abir Ibrahim Aly Nail Egypt | Xia Zhang China |
| −52 kg | Tamara Popdalnaia  Russia | Amalia Perez Mexico | Patricia Nnaji Nigeria |
| −56 kg | Taoying Fu China | Somkhoun Anon  Thailand | Moekie Grobbelaar  South Africa |
| −60 kg | Victoria Nneji Nigeria | Yu Zuo China | Lyudmyla Osmanova Ukraine |
| −67.5 kg | Patricia Okafor Nigeria | Mingxia Zhu China | Nadia Ali Egypt |
| −75 kg | Rui Fang Li China | Patricia Barcenas Mexico | Kike Adedeji Ogunbamowo Nigeria |
| −82.5 kg | Emma Brown  Great Britain | Hend Abd Elaty Egypt | Adeline Dumapong  Philippines |
| +82.5 kg | Ping Cao China | Carine Burgy  France | Faith Igbinehin Nigeria |
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