| Powerlifting at the Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| Governing body | IPC |
| Events | 20 (men: 10; women: 10) |
| Games | |
Paralympic powerlifting has been competed at every Summer Paralympics since 1984. Weightlifting had been on the Paralympic program since 1964; however, after the 1992 Games the IPC decided to drop weightlifting and hold powerlifting events only. Women first competed in the sport at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics. [1]
| Games | Year | Events | Best Nation | |
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| 7 | 1984 | 7 |  United States | |
| 8 | 1988 | 9 |  France /  Poland | |
| 9 | 1992 | 10 | Poland | |
| 10 | 1996 | 10 |  China | |
| 11 | 2000 | 20 | China | |
| 12 | 2004 | 20 |  Egypt | |
| 13 | 2008 | 20 | China | |
| 14 | 2012 | 20 |  Nigeria | |
| 15 | 2016 | 20 | Nigeria | |
| 16 | 2020 | 20 | China | |
| 17 | 2024 | |||
The International Paralympic Committee recognises the heaviest weights lifted in powerlifting events at the Paralympic Games.
♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record
| Weight class | Record | Athlete | NPC | Games | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 kg | 183 kg | Lê Văn Công |  Vietnam | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 8 September 2016 | [2] |
| 54 kg | 200 kg | Rolland Ezuruike | Nigeria | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 9 September 2016 | [3] |
| 59 kg | ♦211 kg | Sherif Othman | Egypt | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 9 September 2016 | [4] |
| 65 kg | 220 kg | Paul Kehinde | Nigeria | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 10 September 2016 | [5] |
| 72 kg | 228 kg | Bonnie Bunyau Gustin |  Malaysia | 2020 Tokyo | 28 August 2021 | [6] |
| 80 kg | 240 kg | Majid Farzin |  Iran | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 12 September 2016 | [7] |
| 88 kg | 231 kg | Abdelkareem Khattab |  Jordan | 2020 Tokyo | 29 August 2021 | [8] |
| 97 kg | 237 kg | Mohamed Eldib | Egypt | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 13 September 2016 | [9] |
| 107 kg | 245 kg | Enkhbayaryn Sodnompiljee |  Mongolia | 2020 Tokyo | 30 August 2021 | [10] |
| +107 kg | ♦310 kg | Siamand Rahman | Iran | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 14 September 2016 | [11] |
♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record
| Weight class | Record | Athlete | NPC | Games | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 kg | 109 kg | Guo Lingling | China | 2020 Tokyo | 26 August 2021 | [12] |
| 45 kg | 108 kg | Hu Dandan | China | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 9 September 2016 | [13] |
| 50 kg | 120 kg | Rehab Ahmed | Egypt | 2020 Tokyo | 27 August 2021 | [14] |
| 55 kg | 130 kg | Amalia Pérez |  Mexico | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 10 September 2016 | [15] |
| 61 kg | 142 kg | Lucy Ogechukwu Ejike | Nigeria | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 11 September 2016 | [16] |
| 67 kg | 138.5 kg | Tan Yujiao | China | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 11 September 2016 | [17] |
| 73 kg | 140 kg | Souhad Ghazouani | France | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 12 September 2016 | [18] |
| 79 kg | 141 kg | Bose Omolayo | Nigeria | 2020 Tokyo | 29 August 2021 | [19] |
| 86 kg | 152 kg | Folashade Oluwafemiayo | Nigeria | 2020 Tokyo | 30 August 2021 | [20] |
| +86 kg | ♦160 kg | Josephine Orji | Nigeria | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 14 September 2016 | [21] |
Updated to 2020 Summer Paralympics.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 36 | 26 | 22 | 84 |
| 2 | Nigeria (NGR) | 25 | 15 | 16 | 56 |
| 3 | Egypt (EGY) | 22 | 32 | 20 | 74 |
| 4 | Iran (IRI) | 12 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
| 5 |  South Korea (KOR) | 7 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | Poland (POL) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | United States (USA) | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 8 | France (FRA) | 5 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
| 9 | Mexico (MEX) | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 10 |  Sweden (SWE) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| 12 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 13 | Jordan (JOR) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 14 |  Germany (GER) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 |  Russia (RUS) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 16 |  Turkey (TUR) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 |  United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 19 |  Iraq (IRQ) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 20 |  Greece (GRE) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 21 | Malaysia (MAS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Vietnam (VIE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 23 |  Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 25 |  Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mongolia (MGL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 27 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 28 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 |  Thailand (THA) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 30 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 32 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 36 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 |  Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 El Salvador (ESA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Laos (LAO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Libya (LBA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 RPC (RPC) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Syria (SYR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (49 entries) | 160 | 156 | 152 | 468 | |
 | This section needs to be updated.(January 2020) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Barcelona | Monday Emoghawve (NGR) |  Jung Yong Kwak (KOR) | Talaat Elsdek (EGY) |
| 1996 Atlanta | Jung Yong Kwak (KOR) | Abraham Obaretin (NGR) | Anthony Peddle (GBR) |
| 2000 Sydney | Anthony Peddle (GBR) |  Jung Yong Kwak (KOR) | Thongsa Marasri (THA) |
| 2004 Athens | Morteza Dashti (IRI) | Thongsa Marasri (THA) | Ruel Ishaku (NGR) |
| 2008 Beijing | Ruel Ishaku (NGR) | Omar Qarada (JOR) | Eay Simay (LAO) |
| 2012 London | Yakubu Adesokan (NGR) | Vladimir Balynetc (RUS) | Taha Abdelmagid (EGY) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Lê Văn Công (VIE) | Omar Qarada (JOR) | Nándor Tunkel (HUN) |
| 2020 | Omar Qarada (JOR) | Lê Văn Công (VIE) | Parvin Mammadov (AZE) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Alfred Dore (USA) | Anthony Griffin (GBR) | None |
| 1988 | Kari Ylijoki (FIN) | Jae Youn Kim (KOR) | Raimo Aalto (FIN) |
| 1992 | Gomma G. Ahmed (EGY) | Chris O'Neill (USA) | Andrzej Gren (POL) |
| 1996 | Keum Jong Jung (KOR) | Jian Wang (CHN) | Johnson Sulola (NGR) |
| 2000 | Keum Jong Jung (KOR) | Osama El Sernegawy (EGY) | Jian Wang (CHN) |
| 2004 | Osama El Serngawy (EGY) | Guo Jing Wu (CHN) | Gholam Hossein Chaltoukkar (IRI) |
| 2008 | Wu Guojing (CHN) | Osama Elserngawy (EGY) | Narong Kasanun (THA) |
| 2012 | Feng Qi (CHN) | Ikechukwu Obichukwu (NGR) | Vladimir Krivulya (RUS) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Roland Ezuruike (NGR) | Wang Jian (CHN) | Dimitrios Bakochristos (GRE) |
| 2020 | David Degtyarev (KAZ) | Axel Bourlon (FRA) | Dimitrios Bakochristos (GRE) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Sang Jin Yun (KOR) | Young Chung Cho (KOR) | Douglas McDonald (USA) |
| 1992 | Sang Jin Youn (KOR) | Krzysztof Owsiany (POL) | Abd Elmonem Farag (EGY) |
| 1996 | Gomma G. Ahmed (EGY) | Fereydoun Karimipour (IRI) | Sang Jin Yoon (KOR) |
| 2000 | Gomma G. Ahmed (EGY) | Fereydoun Karimipour (IRI) | Stephen Davou (NGR) |
| 2004 | Jian Wang (CHN) | Ahmed Ahmed (EGY) | Rajinder Singh Rahelu (IND) |
| 2008 | Sherif Othman (EGY) | Rasool Mohsin (IRQ) | Jung Keum-Jong (KOR) |
| 2012 | Sherif Othman (EGY) | Anthony Ulonnam (NGR) | Wang Jian (CHN) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Sherif Othman (EGY) | Ali Jawad (GBR) | Yang Quanxi (CHN) |
| 2020 | Qi Yongkai (CHN) | Sherif Othman (EGY) | Herbert Aceituno (ESA) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Dean Houle (USA) | Patrick Fornet (FRA) | No bronze medal was awarded |
| Didier Menage (FRA) | |||
| 1988 | Event not contested | ||
| 1992 | Emadeldin Mohamed (EGY) | Henryk Kohnke (POL) | Dae Heon Shin (KOR) |
| 1996 | Monday Emoghavwe (NGR) | Metwaly Mathna (EGY) | Allahbakhsh Akbari (IRI) |
| 2000 | Metwaly Mathana (EGY) | Richard Nicholson (AUS) | Taqy Parnian (NED) |
| 2004 | Shaban Ibrahim (EGY) | Keum Jong Jung (KOR) | Jian Yu (CHN) |
| 2008 | Hamzeh Mohammadi (IRI) | Ayrat Zakiev (RUS) | Shaban Yehia Ibrahim (EGY) |
| 2012 | Nader Moradi (IRI) | Ifeanyi Nnajiofor (NGR) | Yang Quanxi (CHN) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Paul Kehinde (NGR) | Hu Peng (CHN) | Shaaban Ibrahim (EGY) |
| 2020 | Liu Lei (CHN) | Amir Jafari (IRI) | Hocine Bettir (ALG) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Michel Abalain (FRA) | None | None |
| 1988 | Henryk Kohnke (POL) | Heon Cho Ji (KOR) | David Buterbaugh (USA) |
| Coed: France Michel Abalain (FRA) | Coed: Daniel Grossenbacher (SUI) | Coed: Mons Skjelvik (NOR) | |
| 1992 | Ryszard Fornalczyk (POL) | Said M. Abd El Hafez (EGY) | Carl Muylle (BEL) |
| 1996 | Hai Dong Zhang (CHN) | Emadeldin Mohamed (EGY) | Zeinal Siavoshani (IRI) |
| 2000 | Monday Emoghavwe (NGR) | Shaban Ibrahim (EGY) | Allahbakhsh Akbari (IRI) |
| 2004 | Metwaly Mathna (EGY) | Wu Maoshun (CHN) | Hamzeh Mohammadi (IRI) |
| 2008 | Metwaly Ibrahim Mathna (EGY) | Ali Hosseini (IRI) | Wu Maoshun (CHN) |
| 2012 | Liu Lei (CHN) | Rouhollah Rostami (IRI) | Shaaban Ibrahim (EGY) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Liu Lei (CHN) | Rasool Mohsin (IRQ) | Nnamdi Innocent (NGR) |
| 2020 | Bonnie Bunyau Gustin (MAS) | Mahmoud Attia (EGY) | Micky Yule (GBR) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Jonas Oman (SWE) | Juan Dixon (USA) | Keith Bell (GBR) |
| 1988 | Donald Deutsch (USA) | Nicholas Slater (GBR) | Myung Sun Shim (KOR) |
| 1992 | Kristoffer Hulecki (SWE) | Pierre Vanderheyden (BEL) | Mossad Eleraki (EGY) |
| 1996 | Ryszard Fornalczyk (POL) | Jong Park (KOR) | Abd Elmonem Farag (EGY) |
| 2000 | Hai Dong Zhang (CHN) | Mansour Dimasi (IRI) | El Sayed Abd El Aal (EGY) |
| 2004 | Hai Dong Zhang (CHN) | El Sayed Abd Elaal (EGY) | Reza Boroumand (IRI) |
| 2008 | Liu Lei (CHN) | Majid Farzin (IRI) | Mu'taz Aljuneidi (JOR) |
| 2012 | Ali Hosseini (IRI) | Mohamed Elelfat (EGY) | Hu Peng (CHN) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Majid Farzin (IRI) | Gu Xiaofei (CHN) | Akhror Bozorov (UZB) |
| 2020 | Rouhollah Rostami (IRI) | Gu Xiaofei (CHN) | Mohamed Elelfat (EGY) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Roland Isaksson (SWE) | Al Slater (CAN) | Tom Becke (USA) |
| 1988 | Miroslaw Maliszewski (POL) | Michael Johnson (CAN) | Lynn Whiteman (USA) |
| 1992 | Bernd Vogel (GER) | Frank Gyland (NOR) | Miroslaw Maliszewski (POL) |
| 1996 | Bernd Vogel (GER) | Mostafa Hamed (EGY) | Jiahua Zhou (CHN) |
| 2000 | Jong Chul Park (KOR) | Saeid Bafandeh (IRI) | Mostafa Hamed (EGY) |
| 2004 | Mohammed Khamis Khalaf (UAE) | Mostafa Hamed (EGY) |  Thaair Hussin (IRQ) |
| 2008 | Zhang Haidong (CHN) | Pavlos Mamalos (GRE) | Thaer Al-Ali (IRQ) |
| 2012 | Majid Farzin (IRI) | Gu Xiaofei (CHN) | Metwaly Mathana (EGY) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Mohammed Khamis Khalaf (UAE) | Evânio da Silva (BRA) | Sodnompiljee Enkhbayar (MGL) |
| 2020 |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Daniel Hardy (FRA) | Gino Vendetti (CAN) | None |
| 1988 | Bernard Barberet (FRA) | Kyung Chung Choi (KOR) | Fred MacKenzi (GBR) |
| 1992 | Ryszard Tomaszewski (POL) | Nicholas Slater (GBR) | Janusz Sala (POL) |
| 1996 | Ryszard Tomaszewski (POL) | Brian McNicholl (AUS) | Frank Gyland (NOR) |
| 2000 | Bernd Vogel (GER) | Abd Elmonem Farag (EGY) | Ya Dong Wu (CHN) |
| 2004 | Jong Chul Park (KOR) | Ryszard Rogala (POL) | Ya Dong Wu (CHN) |
| 2008 | Cai Huichao (CHN) | Mohammed Khamis Khalaf (UAE) | Ryszard Rogala (POL) |
| 2012 | Hany Abdelhady (EGY) | Cai Huichao (CHN) | Pavlos Mamalos (GRE) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Mohamed Eldib (EGY) | Qi Dong (CHN) | Jose de Jesus Castillo Castillo (MEX) |
| 2020 |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Charles Reid (USA) | Manfred Atteneder (AUT) | None |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Arne Karlsson (SWE) | Matthew Poble (AUS) | Michael Farrell (AUS) |
| 1992 | Krzysztof Palubicki (POL) | Jean-Luc Darrondeau (FRA) | Tommy Leck (SWE) |
| 1996 | Zhiqiang Luo (CHN) | Sherif Bakr (EGY) | Patrick Akutaekwe (NGR) |
| 2000 | Amrollah Dehghani (IRI) | Sherif Bakr (EGY) | Nicholas Slater (GBR) |
| 2004 | Kazem Rajabi (IRI) | Solomon Ikechukwu Amarakuo (NGR) | Li Bing (CHN) |
| 2008 | Qi Dong (CHN) | Obioma Daleth Aligekwe (NGR) | Ali Sadeghzadeh (IRI) |
| 2012 | Mohamed Eldib (EGY) | Qi Dong (CHN) | Ali Sadeghzadeh (IRI) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Pavlos Mamalos (GRE) | Mohamed Ahmed (EGY) | Ali Sadeghzadeh (IRI) |
| 2020 |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Anthony Bishop (GBR) | Istvan Nanasi (HUN) | Nils Karreberg (SWE) |
| 1992 | Bengt Lindberg (SWE) | Mohamed Sarhan (EGY) | Alfredo Battistini (SUI) |
| 1996 | Kim Brownfield (USA) | Leszek Hallmann (POL) | Pernell Cooper (USA) |
| 2000 | Pernell Cooper (USA) | Kim Brownfield (USA) |  Abdelrahim Hamed (LBA) |
| 2004 | Habibollah Mousavi (IRI) | Faris Abed (IRQ) | Darren Gardiner (AUS) |
| 2008 | Kazem Rajabi (IRI) | Darren Gardiner (AUS) | Li Bing (CHN) |
| 2012 | Siamand Rahman (IRI) | Faris Al-Ajeeli (IRQ) | Chun Keun-Bae (KOR) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Siamand Rahman (IRI) | Amr Mosaad (EGY) | Jamil Elshebli (JOR) |
| 2020 |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Sydney | Bian Jianxin (CHN) | Lidiya Solovyova (UKR) | Laura Cerero Gabriel (MEX) |
| 2004 Athens | Lidiya Solovyova (UKR) | Ijeoma John (NGR) | Laura Cerero Gabriel (MEX) |
| 2008 Beijing | Lidiya Solovyova (UKR) | Cui Zhe (CHN) | Laura Cerero Gabriel (MEX) |
| 2012 London | Nazmiye Muslu (TUR) | Cui Zhe (CHN) | Zoe Newson (GBR) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Nazmiye Muratlı (TUR) | Cui Zhe (CHN) | Ni Nengah Widiasih (INA) |
| 2020 | Guo Lingling (CHN) | Ni Nengah Widiasih (INA) | Clara Fuentes Monasterio (VEN) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Sydney | Fatma Omar (EGY) | Lucy Ejike (NGR) |  Li Hua Lu (TPE) |
| 2004 Athens | Lucy Ogechukwu Ejike (NGR) | Gihan El-Aziz Baioumy (EGY) | Xiao Cuijuan (CHN) |
| 2008 Beijing | Xiao Cuijuan (CHN) | Justyna Kozdryk (POL) | Zeinab Sayed Oteify (EGY) |
| 2012 London | Ivory Nwokorie (NGR) | Çiğdem Dede (TUR) | Lidiia Soloviova (UKR) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Hu Dandan (CHN) | Latifat Tijani (NGR) | Zoe Newson (GBR) |
| 2020 | Latifat Tijani (NGR) | Cui Zhe (CHN) | Justyna Kozdryk (POL) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Iyabo Ismaila (NGR) | Abir Ibrahim Aly Nail (EGY) | Xia Zhang (CHN) |
| 2004 | Bian Jianxin (CHN) | Amalia Pérez (MEX) | Olena Kiseolar (UKR) |
| 2008 | Lucy Ogechukwu Ejike (NGR) | Olesya Lafina (RUS) | Souhad Ghazouani (FRA) |
| 2012 | Esther Oyema (NGR) | Olesya Lafina (RUS) | Shi Shanshan (CHN) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Lidiia Soloviova (UKR) | Rehab Ahmed (EGY) | Đặng Thị Linh Phượng (VIE) |
| 2020 | Hu Dandan (CHN) | Rehab Ahmed (EGY) | Olivia Broome (GBR) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Tamara Podpalnaya (RUS) | Amalia Pérez (MEX) | Patricia Nnaji (NGR) |
| 2004 | Tamara Podpalnaya (RUS) | Abir Nail (EGY) | Yan Yang (CHN) |
| 2008 | Amalia Pérez (MEX) | Tamara Podpalnaya (RUS) | Samkhoun Anon (THA) |
| 2012 | Joy Onaolapo (NGR) | Tamara Podpalnaya (RUS) | Xiao Cuijuan (CHN) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Amalia Pérez (MEX) | Esther Oyema (NGR) | Xiao Cuijuan (CHN) |
| 2020 | Mariana Shevchuk (UKR) | Xiao Cuijuan (CHN) | Besra Duman (TUR) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Taoying Fu (CHN) | Somkhoun Anon (THA) | Moekie Grobbelaar (RSA) |
| 2004 | Fatma Omar (EGY) | Patience Aghimile Igbiti (NGR) | Zhenling Huo (CHN) |
| 2008 | Fatma Omar (EGY) | Irina Kazantseva (RUS) | Lee Chan Siow (MAS) |
| 2012 | Fatma Omar (EGY) | Lucy Ejike (NGR) | Özlem Becerikli (TUR) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Victoria Nneji (NGR) | Yu Zuo (CHN) | Lyudmyla Osmanova (UKR) |
| 2004 | Taoying Fu (CHN) | Souhad Ghazouani (FRA) | Amany Aly (EGY) |
| 2008 | Bian Jianxin (CHN) | Amal Mahmoud Osman (EGY) | Patience Aghimile Igbiti (NGR) |
| 2012 | Amalia Pérez (MEX) | Yang Yan (CHN) | Amal Mahmoud (EGY) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Lucy Ejike (NGR) | Fatma Omar (EGY) | Yan Yang (CHN) |
| 2020 | Amalia Pérez (MEX) | Ruza Kuzieva (UZB) | Lucy Ejike (NGR) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Tan Yujiao (CHN) | Raushan Koishibayeva (KAZ) | Amal Mahmoud (EGY) |
| 2020 | Tan Yujiao (CHN) | Fatma Omar (EGY) | Olaitan Ibrahim (NGR) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Patricia Okafor (NGR) | Mingxia Zhu (CHN) | Nadia Mohamed Ali (EGY) |
| 2004 | Heba Ahmed (EGY) | Li Ping Zhang (CHN) | Catalina Diaz Vilchis (MEX) |
| 2008 | Fu Taoying (CHN) | Amoge Victoria Nneji (NGR) | Rasha Alshikh (SYR) |
| 2012 | Souhad Ghazouani (FRA) | Tan Yujiao (CHN) | Victoria Nneji (NGR) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ndidi Nwosu (NGR) | Souhad Ghazouani (FRA) | Amany Ali (EGY) |
| 2020 |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Rui Fang Li (CHN) | Patricia Barcena (MEX) | Kike Adedeji Ogunbamowo (NGR) |
| 2004 | Lin Tzu-hui (TPE) | Mingxia Zhu (CHN) | Kike Adedeji Ogunbamowo (NGR) |
| 2008 | Lin Tzu-hui (TPE) | Randa Tageldin Mohamed (EGY) | Zhang Liping (CHN) |
| 2012 | Fu Taoying (CHN) | Folashade Oluwafemiayo (NGR) | Lin Tzu-hui (TPE) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Bose Omolayo (NGR) | Xu Lili (CHN) | Lin Tzu-hui (TPE) |
| 2020 |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Emma Brown (GBR) | Hend Abd Elaty (EGY) | Adeline Dumapong (PHI) |
| 2004 | Emma Brown (GBR) | Carine Burgy (FRA) | Hend Abd Elaty (EGY) |
| 2008 | Heba Said Ahmed (EGY) | Zuo Jue (CHN) | Perla Patricia Barcenas (MEX) |
| 2012 | Loveline Obiji (NGR) | Randa Mahmoud (EGY) | Xu Yanmei (CHN) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Randa Mahmoud (EGY) | Tharwat Alhajjaj (JOR) | Catalina Diaz Vilchis (MEX) |
| 2020 |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Ping Cao (CHN) | Carine Burgy (FRA) | Faith Igbinehin (NGR) |
| 2004 | Rui Fang Li (CHN) | Nadia Fekry (EGY) | Ebere Grace Anozie (NGR) |
| 2008 | Li Ruifang (CHN) | Grace Ebere Anozie (NGR) | Nadia Mohamed Ali (EGY) |
| 2012 | Grace Anozie (NGR) | Heba Ahmed (EGY) | Perla Bárcenas (MEX) |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Josephine Orji (NGR) | Marzena Zięba (POL) | Melaica Tuinfort (NED) |
| 2020 |
| Nation | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan (AFG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Algeria (ALG) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Armenia (ARM) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia (AUS) | 2 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austria (AUT) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Azerbaijan (AZE) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Bahrain (BRN) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Benin (BEN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Burkina Faso (BUR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Cameroon (CMR) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada (CAN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Cape Verde (CPV) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Central African Republic (CAF) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Chile (CHI) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China (CHN) | 1 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colombia (COL) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 East Timor (TLS) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ecuador (ECU) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Egypt (EGY) | 10 | 9 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador (ESA) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Estonia (EST) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finland (FIN) | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| France (FRA) | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Georgia (GEO) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany (GER) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ghana (GHA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Greece (GRE) | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Haiti (HAI) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Honduras (HON) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Iceland (ISL) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Individual Paralympic Athletes (IPA) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| India (IND) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia (INA) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iran (IRI) | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Iraq (IRQ) | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Ivory Coast (CIV) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jordan (JOR) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kenya (KEN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kuwait (KUW) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laos (LAO) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Libya (LBA) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Malaysia (MAS) | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mali (MLI) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mexico (MEX) | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Moldova (MDA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mongolia (MGL) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Morocco (MAR) | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Namibia (NAM) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Nicaragua (NCA) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nigeria (NGR) | 2 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Norway (NOR) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Oman (OMA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Pakistan (PAK) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Peru (PER) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Philippines (PHI) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland (POL) | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Romania (ROU) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Russia (RUS) | 4 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Rwanda (RWA) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Serbia (SRB) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa (RSA) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Korea (KOR) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Spain (ESP) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Sri Lanka (SRI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syria (SYR) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Tajikistan (TJK) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand (THA) | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Togo (TOG) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Tunisia (TUN) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkey (TUR) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Turkmenistan (TKM) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Uganda (UGA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Unified Team (EUN) | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States (USA) | 5 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Vanuatu (VAN) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela (VEN) | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam (VIE) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nations | 6 | 16 | 23 | 56 | 67 | 69 | 74 | 61 | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 16 | 52 | 106 | 141 | 258 | 229 | 203 | 194 | 179 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | |||||||||||||
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