This article details the qualifying phase for Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics . The competition at these Games will comprise a total of 180 athletes coming from their respective NPCs; each has been allowed to enter a maximum of 16 (eight for men, eight for women, and in either case, one per division). 140 will be awarded places based on world rankings in 2016, while 40 are made available to NPCs through a Bipartite Commission Invitation.
The top 8 men and top 6 women from the world rankings in each division earn a quota a place, always ensuring that the NPC is subjected to a limit of 1 lifter per division. [1] If an NPC contains more than a single male athlete ranked in the top 8, or a single female in the top 6 of the world ranking list, the NPC can decide which of their athletes obtain the quota places
NPC | Men | Women | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
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49 Kg | 54 Kg | 59 Kg | 65 Kg | 72 Kg | 80 Kg | 88 Kg | 97 Kg | 107 Kg | +107 Kg | 41 Kg | 45 Kg | 50 Kg | 55 Kg | 61 Kg | 67 Kg | 73 Kg | 79 Kg | 86 Kg | +86 Kg | ||
Algeria | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Azerbaijan | X | X | X | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Brazil | X | X | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Chile | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
China | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 16 | ||||
Chinese Taipei | X | X | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Colombia | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Ivory Coast | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Egypt | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 16 | ||||
France | X | X | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Great Britain | X | X | X | X | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Greece | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Hungary | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
India | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Indonesia | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Iran | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Iraq | X | X | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Jordan | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Kazakhstan | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Kyrgyzstan | X | X | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Malaysia | X | X | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mexico | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Mongolia | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Nigeria | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 15 | |||||
Poland | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | |||||||||||||
Russia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 11 | |||||||||
South Africa | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
South Korea | X | X | X | X | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Spain | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Turkey | X | X | X | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Turkmenistan | X | X | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ukraine | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 | ||||||||||||
United Arab Emirates | X | X | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Uzbekistan | X | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Vietnam | X | X | X | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Total NPCs | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 141 |
Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
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World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Russia | Vladimir Balynetc |
Nigeria | Yakubu Adesokan | ||
Vietnam | Lê Văn Công | ||
Jordan | Omar Qarada | ||
India | Farman Basha | ||
Hungary | Nandor Tunkel | ||
South Korea | Choi Keun Jin | ||
France | Patrick Ardon | ||
Invitational | 2 | ||
Total | 10 |
Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
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World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Nigeria | Roland Ezuruike |
Vietnam | Bihn An Nguyen | ||
Greece | Dimitrios Bakochristos | ||
China | Wang Jian | ||
Ivory Coast | Alidou Diamoutene | ||
Brazil | Bruno Carra | ||
Ukraine | Sergii Khvalinskyi | ||
Kyrgyzstan | Esen Kaliev | ||
Invitational | 2 | ||
Total | 10 |
Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
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World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Egypt | Sherif Othman |
Great Britain | Ali Jawad | ||
Nigeria | Anthony Ulonnam | ||
Chile | Juan Carlos Garrido | ||
China | Yang Quanxi | ||
Russia | Ildar Bedderdinov | ||
Poland | Mariusz Tomczyk | ||
Greece | Paschalis Kouloumoglou | ||
Invitational | 2 | ||
Total | 10 |
Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
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World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | China | Hu Peng |
Egypt | Shaaban Ibrahim | ||
Algeria | Hocine Bettir | ||
Iran | Hamzeh Mohammadi | ||
Great Britain | Micky Yule | ||
Poland | Grzegorz Lanzer | ||
Greece | Nikolaos Gkountanis | ||
Azerbaijan | Ahmad Razm Azar | ||
Invitational | 2 | ||
Total | 10 |
Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
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World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | China | Liu Lei |
Iraq | Rasool Mohsin | ||
Egypt | Mohamed Elelfat | ||
Jordan | Abdelkareem Mohmmad Khattab | ||
Russia | Sergei Sychev | ||
Nigeria | Nnamdi Innocent | ||
Turkmenistan | Sergey Meladze | ||
Poland | Marek Trykacz | ||
Invitational | 2 | ||
Total | 10 |
Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
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World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | China | Gu Xiaofei |
Egypt | Metwaly Mathana | ||
Colombia | Jainer Rafael Cantillo | ||
Mexico | Porfirio Arredondo | ||
Nigeria | Tolu-Lope Taiwo | ||
Poland | Wawrzyniec Latus | ||
Uzbekistan | Akhror Bozorov | ||
Turkey | Izzettin Kanat | ||
Invitational | 2 | ||
Total | 10 |
Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
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World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Egypt | Hany Abdelhady |
Iran | Seyedhamed Solhipouravanji | ||
Jordan | Mutaz Zakaria Aljuneidi | ||
United Arab Emirates | Mohammed Khamis Khalaf | ||
China | Ye Jixiong | ||
Mongolia | Sodnompiljee Enkhbayar | ||
Nigeria | Opeyemi Jegede | ||
Brazil | Evânio da Silva | ||
Invitational | 2 | ||
Total | 10 |
Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
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World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Egypt | Mohamed Eldib |
Nigeria | Abdulazeez Ibrahim | ||
China | Qi Dong | ||
Mexico | José de Jesús Castillo | ||
Iran | Saman Razi | ||
Ukraine | Anton Kriukov | ||
Iraq | Thaer Al-Ali | ||
Malaysia | Jong Yee Khie | ||
Invitational | 2 | ||
Total | 10 |
Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
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World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Azerbaijan | Elshan Huseynov |
Greece | Pavlos Mamalos | ||
Iran | Ali Sadeghzadeshsalmani | ||
Egypt | Mohammed Elsayed | ||
China | Cai Huichao | ||
Jordan | Haidarah Abdallah Alkawamleh | ||
Kyrgyzstan | Zhyrgalbek Orosbaev | ||
Malaysia | Md Saad Mohd Shahmil | ||
Invitational | 2 | ||
Total | 10 |
Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
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World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Iran | Siamand Rahman |
South Korea | Chun Keun-bae | ||
Russia | Petr Filatov | ||
Egypt | Amr Mosaad | ||
Jordan | Jamil Elshebli | ||
Greece | Konstantinos Dimous | ||
United Arab Emirates | Ahmed Khamis Albaloushi | ||
Azerbaijan | Maharram Aliyev | ||
Invitational | 2 | ||
Total | 10 |
Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
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World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Turkey | Nasmiye Muratli |
China | Cui Zhe | ||
Nigeria | Jonah Ben | ||
Indonesia | Ni Nengah Widiasih | ||
Egypt | Nawal Ramadan | ||
Ukraine | Maryna Kopiika | ||
Invitational | 2 | ||
Total | 8 |
Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
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World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | China | Hu Dandan |
Nigeria | Latifat Tijani | ||
Egypt | Zeinab Oteify | ||
Poland | Justyna Kozdryk | ||
Ukraine | Rayisa Toporkova | ||
Great Britain | Zoe Newson | ||
Invitational | 2 | ||
Total | 8 |
Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
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World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Ukraine | Lidiia Soloviova |
China | Shi Shanshan | ||
Egypt | Rehab Ahmed | ||
Spain | Loida Zabala Ollero | ||
Vietnam | Dang Thi Linh Phuong | ||
Mexico | Rosaura Rodríguez | ||
Invitational | 2 | ||
Total | 8 |
Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
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World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Nigeria | Esther Oyema |
China | Xiao Cuijuan | ||
Mexico | Amalia Pérez | ||
Russia | Tamara Podpalnaya | ||
Ukraine | Mariana Shevchuk | ||
Great Britain | Natalie Blake | ||
Invitational | 2 | ||
Total | 8 |
Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
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World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Nigeria | Lucy Ejike |
China | Yang Yan | ||
Russia | Irina Kazantseva | ||
Ukraine | Tetyana Shyrokolava | ||
Poland | Malgorzata Halas | ||
South Africa | Chantell Stierman | ||
Invitational | 2 | ||
Total | 8 |
Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
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World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | China | Tan Yujiao |
Egypt | Amal Mahmoud | ||
Russia | Kheda Berieva | ||
Kazakhstan | Raushan Koishibayeva | ||
South Korea | Kim Hyeong Hui | ||
Turkey | Dilfiroz Kuzdagi | ||
Invitational | 2 | ||
Total | 8 |
Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
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World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | France | Souhad Ghazouani |
Nigeria | Ndidi Nwosu | ||
Egypt | Amany Ali | ||
Turkmenistan | Mayagozel Ekeyeva | ||
Ukraine | Alina Kumeyko | ||
Russia | Nadezhna Sycheva | ||
Invitational | 2 | ||
Total | 8 |
Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
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World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Nigeria | Bose Omolayo |
China | Xu Lili | ||
Chinese Taipei | Lin Tzu-hui | ||
Russia | Vera Muratova | ||
Mexico | Perla Barcenas | ||
Egypt | Geehan Hassan | ||
Invitational | 2 | ||
Total | 8 |
Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
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World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Nigeria | Loveline Obiji |
Egypt | Randa Mahmoud | ||
China | Li Fengmei | ||
Mexico | Catalina Díaz | ||
Jordan | Tharwh Tayseer Hamdan Alhajaj | ||
Russia | Olga Kazankevich | ||
Invitational | 2 | ||
Total | 8 |
Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
---|---|---|---|
World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Nigeria | Precious Orji |
Egypt | Nadia Ali | ||
Poland | Marzena Zięba | ||
Netherlands | Melaica Tuinfort | ||
South Korea | Lee Hyung Jung | ||
Russia | Svetlana Khairtdinova | ||
Invitational | 2 | ||
Total | 8 |
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