| 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 | 20 | China | |
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 | ♦232 kg | Bonnie Bunyau Gustin |  Malaysia | 2024 Paris | 6 September 2024 | [6] |
| 80 kg | ♦242 kg | Roohallah Rostami |  Iran | 2024 Paris | 6 September 2024 | [7] |
| 88 kg | 242 kg | Yan Panpan | China | 2024 Paris | 7 September 2024 | [8] |
| 97 kg | ♦270 kg | Abdelkareem Khattab |  Jordan | 2024 Paris | 7 September 2024 | [9] |
| 107 kg | 252 kg | Aliakbar Gharibshahi | Iran | 2024 Paris | 8 September 2024 | [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 | 119 kg | Cui Zhe | China | 2024 Paris | 4 September 2024 | [12] |
| 45 kg | ♦123 kg | Guo Lingling | China | 2024 Paris | 4 September 2024 | [13] |
| 50 kg | 124 kg | Clara Fuentes |  Venezuela | 2024 Paris | 5 September 2024 | [14] |
| 55 kg | 130 kg | Amalia Pérez |  Mexico | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 10 September 2016 | [15] |
| 61 kg | ♦150 kg | Onyinyechi Mark | Nigeria | 2024 Paris | 6 September 2024 | [16] |
| 67 kg | ♦142 kg | Tan Yujiao | China | 2024 Paris | 6 September 2024 | [17] |
| 73 kg | 148 kg | Mariana D'Andrea |  Brazil | 2024 Paris | 7 September 2024 | [18] |
| 79 kg | ♦154 kg | Han Miaoyu | China | 2024 Paris | 7 September 2024 | [19] |
| 86 kg | 156 kg | Tayana Medeiros | Brazil | 2024 Paris | 8 September 2024 | [20] |
| +86 kg | ♦167 kg | Folashade Oluwafemiayo | Nigeria | 2024 Paris | 8 September 2024 | [21] |
Updated to 2024 Summer Paralympics.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 42 | 34 | 23 | 99 |
| 2 | Nigeria (NGR) | 27 | 17 | 16 | 60 |
| 3 | Egypt (EGY) | 24 | 34 | 22 | 80 |
| 4 | Iran (IRI) | 15 | 10 | 11 | 36 |
| 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 | 10 | 18 |
| 10 | Jordan (JOR) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 11 |  Sweden (SWE) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 12 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 |
| 13 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 14 | Brazil (BRA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 15 |  Germany (GER) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 |  Russia (RUS) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 17 |  Turkey (TUR) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 18 | Malaysia (MAS) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 21 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 22 |  Iraq (IRQ) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 23 |  Greece (GRE) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 24 | Vietnam (VIE) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 25 |  Mongolia (MGL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 |  Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Venezuela (VEN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 28 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 29 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 |  Thailand (THA) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 31 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 34 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 37 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 39 |  Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 41 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Chile (CHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 El Salvador (ESA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Italy (ITA) | 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 | |
| Totals (53 entries) | 180 | 175 | 170 | 525 | |
 | 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 | ||||||||||||
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 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Israel (ISR) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy (ITA) | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Liberia (LBR) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Libya (LBA) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia (MAS) | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mali (MLI) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Mauritania (MTN) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Niger (NIG) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 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 | |||||||||||||
Paralympic powerlifting, also known as para powerlifting and para-lifting, is an adaptation of the sport of powerlifting for athletes with disabilities. The only discipline in Paralympic powerlifting is the bench press. The sport is governed by the International Paralympic Committee and is open to anyone with a minimum level of disability who can extend their arms within 20° of full extension during a lift. Powerlifting has been competed at the Summer Paralympics since 1984.
Lucy Ogechukwu Ejike is a Nigerian Paralympic powerlifter. She has represented her country at six consecutive Paralympic Games from 2000 in Sydney through to 2021 in Tokyo. She has won medals at each, three gold, two silver and one bronze. She won a further silver medal at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth games women's lightweight category of the Para Powerlifting event behind compatriot Esther Oyema.
Weightlifting is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since 1950. It is a core sport and must be included in the sporting programme of each edition of the Games.
Cui Zhe is a powerlifter from China. She survived polio at two years old, and began powerlifting in 2003. She won the gold medal in the women's 41 kg event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics held in Paris, France.
Fatma Omar is an Egyptian powerlifter competing in the -56 kg category. She is a dominant power in her sport, winning gold in her event in four Summer Paralympics, and another four gold medals at the IPC Powerlifting World Championships.
Powerlifting in Cameroon is one of several para-sports in Cameroon for people with physical disabilities. The sport is represented nationally at the University Games.
Agustin Podes Kitan is a Filipino powerlifter who has competed at the Summer Paralympics.
The 2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships was a competition for male and female athletes with a disability. It was held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan and ran from 12 to 20 July.
Omar Sami Hamadeh Qarada is a Jordanian Paralympic powerlifter. He is a four-time medalist, including two gold medals, at both the Summer Paralympics and the World Para Powerlifting Championships. He is the first powerlifter representing Jordan to win a gold medal at the Paralympics.
Evânio Rodrigues da Silva is a Brazilian Paralympic powerlifter. He represented Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the silver medal in the men's 88 kg event. He also competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
Amany Ali is an Egyptian Paralympic powerlifter. She represented Egypt at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and she won the bronze medal in the women's 73 kg event in 2016.
Enkhbayaryn Sodnompiljee is a Mongolian powerlifter. He is a three-time medalist, including gold, at the Paralympic Games.
Marzena Zięba is a Polish Paralympic powerlifter. She represented Poland at the Summer Paralympics in 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2021. She won the silver medal in the women's +86 kg event in 2016 and the bronze medal in this event in 2021.
Olivia Broome is a para powerlifter who won a bronze medal in the under-50 kg events at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics. She is the British and world junior record holder in the under-50 kg event, and has won multiple Para Powerlifting World Cup medals. She also won the junior under-50 kg event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships, silver medal in the women's 50 kg event, and a silver medal in the lightweight event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Besra Duman is a Turkish Paralympian para powerlifter who competes in the 55 kg division. She won the silver medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games.
Nadia Mohamed Ali is an Egyptian powerlifter. She has represented Egypt at the Summer Paralympics five times, in 2000, 2004, 2008, 2016 and 2024. In her first three appearances there, she had won a medal. She has also appeared in the World Para Powerlifting Championships six times, winning four medals.
Marion Alejandra Serrano Guajardo is a Chilean Paralympic powerlifter.
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