| Powerlifting at the 2017 World Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | National Forum of Music |
| Dates | 24–26 July 2017 |
| No. of events | 8 |
| Competitors | 80 from 23 nations |
The powerlifting competition at the 2017 World Games took place from July 24 to July 26, [1] in Wrocław in Poland, at the National Forum of Music. [2]
Algeria (1)
Brazil (4)
Canada (4)
Chinese Taipei (5)
Czech Republic (1)
Ecuador (4)
Finland (1)
France (3)
Germany (3)
Hungary (1)
Iceland (1)
Italy (1)
Japan (4)
Kazakhstan (2)
Netherlands (2)
Norway (5)
Poland (6)
Puerto Rico (1)
Russia (7)
South Africa (1)
Ukraine (10)
United States (9)
Venezuela (4)| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Russia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | United States | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | Sergey Fedosienko  Russia | Hassan El Belghitti France | Charles Okpoko United States |
| Middleweight | Jaroslaw Olech Poland | Volodymyr Rysiev Ukraine | Andriy Naniev Ukraine |
| Heavyweight | Sergii Bilyi Ukraine | Dmitry Inzarkin Russia | Dmytro Semenenko Ukraine |
| Super heavyweight | Oleksii Rokochiy Ukraine | Joseph Cappellino United States | Nurlan Yeshmakhanov Kazakhstan |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | Natalia Salnikova Russia | Yukako Fukushima Japan | Chen Wei-ling  Chinese Taipei |
| Middleweight | Larysa Soloviova Ukraine | Anna Ryzhkova Russia | Wu Hui-chun Chinese Taipei |
| Heavyweight | Ana Castellain Brazil | Priscilla Ribic United States | Yenifer Canelon Venezuela |
| Super heavyweight | Bonica Lough United States | Tetyana Melnyk Ukraine | Liane Blyn United States |
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