Powerlifting at the XIV Paralympic Games | |
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Venue | ExCeL London |
Dates | 30 August – 5 September |
Competitors | 194 from 61 nations |
Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | ||
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Men | Women | |
48 kg | 40 kg | |
52 kg | 44 kg | |
56 kg | 48 kg | |
60 kg | 52 kg | |
67.5 kg | 56 kg | |
75 kg | 60 kg | |
82.5 kg | 67.5 kg | |
90 kg | 75 kg | |
100 kg | 82.5 kg | |
+100 kg | +82.5 kg | |
Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held at ExCeL London from 30 August to 5 September, with a maximum of 200 athletes (120 men and 80 women), competing in 20 events. [1] According to the classification rules of the International Federation for Powerlifting athletes which cannot participate in weightlifting events because of a physical impairment affecting their legs or hips are deemed eligible to compete in powerlifting events at the Paralympics. [2]
There were twenty powerlifting events, corresponding to ten weight classes each for men and women.
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There were 114 male and 80 female competitors. [3]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Nigeria (NGR) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
2 | Egypt (EGY) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
3 | Iran (IRI) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
4 | China (CHN) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
5 | Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
7 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
9 | Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
10 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (14 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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40 kg | Nazmiye Muslu Turkey | Zhe Cui China | Zoe Newson Great Britain |
44 kg | Ivory Nwokorie Nigeria | Çiğdem Dede Turkey | Lidiia Soloviova Ukraine |
48 kg | Esther Oyema Nigeria | Olesya Lafina Russia | Shi Shanshan China |
52 kg | Joy Onaolapo Nigeria | Tamara Podpalnaya Russia | Xiao Cuijuan China |
56 kg | Fatma Omar Egypt | Lucy Ejike Nigeria | Özlem Becerikli Turkey |
60 kg | Amalia Pérez Mexico | Yang Yan China | Amal Mahmoud Egypt |
67.5 kg | Souhad Ghazouani France | Tan Yujiao China | Victoria Nneji Nigeria |
75 kg | Fu Taoying China | Folashade Oluwafemiayo Nigeria | Lin Tzu-hui Chinese Taipei |
82.5 kg | Loveline Obiji Nigeria | Randa Mahmoud Egypt | Xu Yanmei China |
+82.5 kg | Grace Anozie Nigeria | Heba Ahmed Egypt | Perla Bárcenas Mexico |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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48 kg | Yakubu Adesokan Nigeria | Vladimir Balynetc Russia | Taha Abdelmagid Egypt |
52 kg | Feng Qi China | Ikechukwu Obichukwu Nigeria | Vladimir Krivulya Russia |
56 kg | Sherif Othman Egypt | Anthony Ulonnam Nigeria | Wang Jian China |
60 kg | Nader Moradi Iran | Ifeanyi Nnajiofor Nigeria | Yang Quanxi China |
67.5 kg | Liu Lei China | Rouhollah Rostami Iran | Shaaban Ibrahim Egypt |
75 kg | Ali Hosseini Iran | Mohamed Elelfat Egypt | Hu Peng China |
82.5 kg | Majid Farzin Iran | Gu Xiaofei China | Metwaly Mathana Egypt |
90 kg | Hany Abdelhady Egypt | Cai Huichao China | Pavlos Mamalos Greece |
100 kg | Mohamed Eldib Egypt | Qi Dong China | Ali Sadeghzadeh Iran |
+100 kg | Siamand Rahman Iran | Faris Al-Ajeeli Iraq | Chun Keun-bae South Korea |
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