Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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Powerlifting
at the XV Paralympic Games
Powerlifting, Rio 2016.png
Venue Riocentro
Dates8–14 September
Competitors180 (100 male, 80 female)
2012
2020

Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was held at Riocentro from September, with a maximum of 180 athletes (100 men and 80 women), competing in 20 events. 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.

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Events

There are twenty powerlifting events, corresponding to ten weight classes each for men and women. The weight categories were significantly adjusted after the 2012 Games so most of the weights are new for 2016.

Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics - Weight Divisions
MenWomen
49 kg80 kg41 kg67 kg
54 kg88 kg45 kg73 kg
59 kg97 kg50 kg79 kg
65 kg107 kg55 kg86 kg
72 kg+107 kg61 kg+86 kg

Qualification

There were 120 male and 80 female competitors. The bulk of the quota places will be decided by reference to the IPC Powerlifting Rankings on 29 February 2016. Subject to a quota limit of one place per National Paralympic Committee, the top 8 ranked male, and top 6 ranked female athletes in each weight division will gain a quota place for their NPC. If they are the only lifter from their NPC in that list, that lifter shall gain the place; if an NPC has two or more lifters in quota place ranking position, the choice of lifter will be for the NPC from that number. [1]

Two further quota places per event will be awarded by the Bipartite Commission. [1]

The following is a summary of the qualification places at the 2016 Summer Paralympic Powerlifting event.

NPCMenWomenTotal
49 Kg54 Kg59 Kg65 Kg72 Kg80 Kg88 Kg97 Kg107 Kg+107 Kg41 Kg45 Kg50 Kg55 Kg61 Kg67 Kg73 Kg79 Kg86 Kg+86 Kg
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria X1
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan XXX3
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil XX2
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile X1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX16
Chinese Taipei Paralympic Flag.svg  Chinese Taipei XX2
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia X1
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast X1
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX16
Flag of France.svg  France XX2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain XXXX4
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece XXXXX5
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary X1
Flag of India.svg  India X1
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia X1
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran XXXXX5
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq XX2
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan XXXXXX6
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan X1
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan XX2
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia XX2
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico XXXXXX6
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia X1
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands X1
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX15
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland XXXXXXX7
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia XXXXXXXXXXX11
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa X1
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea XXXX4
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain X1
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey XXX3
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan XX2
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine XXXXXXXX8
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates XX2
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan X1
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam XXX3
Total NPCs88888888886666766666141

Schedule

OCOpening ceremony  Event finalsCCClosing ceremony
September 20167
Wed
8
Thu
9
Fri
10
Sat
11
Sun
12
Mon
13
Tue
14
Wed
15
Thu
16
Fri
17
Sat
18
Sun
Gold
medals
Powerlifting - Paralympic pictogram.svg PowerliftingOC• •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • • CC20
Schedule at the Paralympic Games 2016 - Powerlifting* [2]
DateMedal eventsDateMedal events
8 SeptemberMen's 49 kg
Women's 41 kg
12 SeptemberMen's 80 kg
Women's 73 kg
Women's 79 kg
9 SeptemberMen's 54 kg
Men's 59 kg
Women's 45 kg
13 SeptemberMen's 88 kg
Men's 97 kg
Women's 86 kg
10 SeptemberMen's 65 kg
Women's 50 kg
Women's 55 kg
14 SeptemberMen's 107 kg
Men's +107 kg
Women's +86 kg
11 SeptemberMen's 72 kg
Women's 61 kg
Women's 67 kg

Medal summary

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)6219
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)36312
3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)34310
4Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)2013
5Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)1023
6Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)1012
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam  (VIE)1012
8Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)1001
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)1001
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates  (UAE)1001
11Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan  (JOR)0213
12Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)0112
13Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)0101
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0101
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq  (IRQ)0101
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  (KAZ)0101
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)0101
18Chinese Taipei Paralympic Flag.svg  Chinese Taipei  (TPE)0011
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)0011
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia  (INA)0011
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia  (MGL)0011
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)0011
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan  (UZB)0011
Totals (23 entries)20202060

Men's events

GamesGoldSilverBronze
49 kg
details
Lê Văn Công
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Omar Qarada
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Nándor Tunkel
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
54 kg
details
Roland Ezuruike
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Wang Jian
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Dimitrios Bakochristos
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
59 kg
details
Sherif Othman
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Ali Jawad
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Yang Quanxi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
65 kg
details
Paul Kehinde
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Hu Peng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Shaaban Ibrahim
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
72 kg
details
Liu Lei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Rasool Mohsin
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Nnamdi Innocent
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
80 kg
details
Majid Farzin
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Gu Xiaofei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Akhror Bozorov
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
88 kg
details
Mohammed Khamis Khalaf
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Evânio da Silva
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Sodnompiljee Enkhbayar
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
97 kg
details
Mohamed Eldib
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Qi Dong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Jose de Jesus Castillo Castillo
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
107 kg
details
Pavlos Mamalos
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Mohamed Ahmed
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Ali Sadeghzadeh
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
+107 kg
details
Siamand Rahman
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Amr Mosaad
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Jamil Elshebli
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan

Women's events

GamesGoldSilverBronze
41 kg
details
Nazmiye Muratlı
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Cui Zhe
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Ni Nengah Widiasih
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
45 kg
details
Hu Dandan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Latifat Tijani
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Zoe Newson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
50 kg
details
Lidiia Soloviova
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Rehab Ahmed
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Đặng Thị Linh Phượng
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
55 kg
details
Amalia Pérez
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Esther Oyema
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Xiao Cuijuan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
61 kg
details
Lucy Ejike
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Fatma Omar
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Yang Yan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
67 kg
details
Tan Yujiao
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Raushan Koishibayeva
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Amal Mahmoud
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
73 kg
details
Ndidi Nwosu
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Souhad Ghazouani
Flag of France.svg  France
Amany Ali
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
79 kg
details
Bose Omolayo
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Xu Lili
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Lin Tzu-hui
Chinese Taipei Paralympic Flag.svg  Chinese Taipei
86 kg
details
Randa Mahmoud
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Tharwat Alhajjaj
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Catalina Diaz Vilchis
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
+86 kg
details
Josephine Orji
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Marzena Zięba
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Melaica Tuinfort
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands

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  2. Ticketing Guide Archived 28 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine Rio 2016 Paralympic Game