| Powerlifting at the 2013 World Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Mariano Ramos Coliseum |
| Dates | 30 July–1 August 2013 |
| Competitors | 80 from 25 nations |
The powerlifting competition at the 2013 World Games held in Cali, Colombia took place from July 30 to August 1 at the Mariano Ramos Coliseum. [1]
Brazil (1)
Canada (1)
Chinese Taipei (5)
Colombia (2)
Czech Republic (1)
Denmark (1)
Ecuador (3)
Finland (3)
France (2)
Great Britain (1)
Germany (1)
Hungary (1)
Indonesia (2)
Japan (2)
Luxembourg (1)
Netherlands (2)
Norway (6)
New Zealand (1)
Poland (4)
Puerto Rico (1)
Russia (12)
Sweden (1)
Ukraine (14)
United States (5)
Venezuela (7)| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's lightweight | Sergey Fedosienko  Russia | Sergey Gladkikh Russia | Hsieh Tsung-ting  Chinese Taipei | |||
| Men's middleweight | Jarosław Olech  Poland | Kjell Egil Bakkelund  Norway | José Castillo  Ecuador | |||
| Men's heavyweight | Vadym Dovhanyuk  Ukraine | Anibal Coimbra  Luxembourg | Konstantin Lebedko Russia | |||
| Men's super heavyweight | Andrey Konovalov Russia | Viktor Testsov Ukraine | Carl Yngvar Christensen Norway | |||
| Women's lightweight | Natalia Salnikova Russia | Chen Wei-ling Chinese Taipei | Yukako Fukushima  Japan | |||
| Women's middleweight | Larysa Soloviova Ukraine | Tetyana Akhmamyetyeva Ukraine | Wu Hui-chun Chinese Taipei | |||
| Women's heavyweight | Ana Rosa Castellain Brazil | Yulia Medvedeva Russia | Priscilla Ribic  United States | |||
| Women's super heavyweight | Olena Kozlova Ukraine | Ielja Strik  Netherlands | Svetlana Tsvetkova Russia | |||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
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