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Mixed-sex | Yes |
Type | Indoor |
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Paralympic | 1984 |
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 (World Para Powerlifting) 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. [1]
In 2022, WPPO initiated a new Total Lift Medal, the sum of all good lifts from the three attempts. [2]
Before 2022 medal awarded only in Best lifts. Since 2022 medal awarded in best lifts and total lifts. The World Para-powerlifting 2022 Asia Oceania Open Championships was held in Pyeongtaek, Korea from 15 – 20 June, 2022. This was the first competition in history, in addition to the best lift, a total of three lifts were also awarded medals. [3]
Source: [4]
Before 2021 (2002-2021): Junior (U20) and Senior (+20)
Since 2022:
Junior events was held first time in 2002 (or 2006) World Championships.
There were twenty powerlifting events, corresponding to ten weight classes each for men and women.
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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 | |||
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Men | Women | ||
49 kg | 80 kg | 41 kg | 67 kg |
54 kg | 88 kg | 45 kg | 73 kg |
59 kg | 97 kg | 50 kg | 79 kg |
65 kg | 107 kg | 55 kg | 86 kg |
72 kg | +107 kg | 61 kg | +86 kg |
2013, 2015, 2018. (IPC Powerlifting Open ... Championships)
Edition | Year | Host | Events | Athletes |
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1 | 2013 Asian | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 20 | |
2 | 2013 European | Aleksin, Russia | 20 | |
3 | 2015 Americas | Mexico City, Mexico | 20 | |
4 | 2015 Asian | Almaty, Kazakhstan | 20 | |
5 | 2015 European | Eger, Hungary | 20 | |
6 | 2015 African | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 20 | |
7 | 2018 European | Berck, France | 20 | |
8 | 2018 African | Algiers, Algeria | 20 | |
9 | 2018 Asian | Kitakyushu, Japan | 20 | |
10 | 2018 Americas | Bogota, Colombia | 20 |
up to 2016: IPC Powerlifting World Cup
Edition | Year | Host | Events | Athletes |
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- | 2009 (1st FAZZA) | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 20 | |
- | 2010 (2nd FAZZA) | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 20 | |
- | 2011 (3rd FAZZA) | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 20 | |
- | 2012 (4th FAZZA) | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 20 | |
- | 2014 (5th FAZZA) | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 20 | |
1 | 2015 (6th FAZZA) | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 20 | |
2 | 2016 | Rio, Brazil | 20 | |
3 | 2016 (7th FAZZA) | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 20 | |
4 | 2016 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 20 | |
5 | 2017 | Eger, Hungary | 20 | |
6 | 2017 (8th FAZZA) | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 20 | |
7 | 2018 (9th FAZZA) | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 20 | |
8 | 2019 (10th FAZZA) | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 20 | |
9 | 2019 | Eger, Hungary | 20 | |
10 | 2019 | Lima, Peru | 20 | |
11 | 2019 | Tokyo, Japan | 20 | |
12 | 2020 | Abuja, Nigeria | 20 | |
13 | 2020 | Manchester, United Kingdom | 20 | |
14 | 2021 | Bogota, Colombia | 20 | |
15 | 2021 | Manchester, United Kingdom | 20 | |
16 | 2021 | Bangkok, Thailand | 20 | |
17 | 2021 | Tbilisi, Georgia | 20 | |
18 | 2021 (11th FAZZA) | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 20 |
World records in Paralympic powerlifting are ratified by the International Paralympic Committee.
Category | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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–49 kg | 183.5 kg | Lê Văn Công | Vietnam | 4 December 2017 | World Championships | Mexico City, Mexico | [10] |
–54 kg | 205 kg | Sherif Othman | Egypt | 6 April 2014 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [11] |
–59 kg | 211 kg | Sherif Othman | Egypt | 9 September 2016 | Paralympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [12] |
–65 kg | 221 kg | Paul Kehinde | Nigeria | 19 February 2018 | World Cup | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [13] |
–72 kg | 231 kg | Bonnie Bunyau Gustin | Malaysia | 24 August 2023 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [14] |
–80 kg | 241 kg | Roohollah Rostami | Iran | 7 May 2021 | World Cup | Bangkok, Thailand | [15] |
–88 kg | 251 kg | Abdelkareem Khattab | Jordan | 29 August 2023 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [14] |
–97 kg | 255 kg | Abdelkareem Khattab | Jordan | 17 December 2022 | World Cup | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [16] |
–107 kg | 254 kg | Aliakbar Gharibshahi | Iran | 17 December 2022 | World Cup | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [16] |
+107 kg | 310 kg | Siamand Rahman | Iran | 14 September 2016 | Paralympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [17] |
Category | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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–41 kg | 114 kg | Esther Nworgu | Nigeria | 28 October 2022 | African Open Championships | Cairo, Egypt | [18] |
–45 kg | 120 kg | Guo Lingling | China | 24 August 2023 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [14] |
–50 kg | 131 kg | Esther Oyema | Nigeria | 10 April 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | [19] |
–55 kg | 133.5 kg | Mariana Shevchuk | Ukraine | 30 November 2021 | World Championships | Tbilisi, Georgia | [20] |
–61 kg | 146 kg | Onyinyechi Mark | Nigeria | 24 August 2023 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [14] |
–67 kg | 140.5 kg | Tan Yujiao | China | 9 October 2018 | Asian Para Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | [21] |
–73 kg | 151 kg | Kafila Almaruf | Nigeria | 26 August 2023 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [14] |
–79 kg | 151 kg | Mariana D'Andrea | Brazil | 26 August 2023 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [14] |
–86 kg | 158 kg | Zheng Feifei | China | 25 August 2023 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [14] |
+86 kg | 160 kg | Josephine Orji | Nigeria | 14 September 2016 | Paralympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [22] |
Category | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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–49 kg | 161 kg | Muslim Al-Sudani | Iraq | 27 October 2022 | African Open Championships | Cairo, Egypt | [18] |
–54 kg | 149 kg | Marco Tulio Cruz | Brazil | 9 June 2023 | Youth Parapan American Games | Bogotá, Colombia | |
–59 kg | 188 kg | Qi Yongkai | China | 9 September 2018 | Asia-Oceania Open Championships | Kitakyushu, Japan | [23] |
–65 kg | 204 kg | Bonnie Bunyau Gustin | Malaysia | 9 October 2018 | Asian Para Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | [24] |
–72 kg | 179 kg | Donato Telesca | Italy | 26 April 2019 | World Cup | Eger, Hungary | [25] |
–80 kg | 170 kg | Islam Mohamed | Egypt | 28 October 2022 | African Open Championships | Cairo, Egypt | [18] |
–88 kg | 163 kg | Andrey Samovik | Russia | 26 November 2015 | European Open Championships | Eger, Hungary | |
–97 kg | 193 kg | Matheus de Assis Silva | Brazil | 7 December 2017 | World Championships | Mexico City, Mexico | [26] |
–107 kg | 180 kg | Faruk Öztürk | Turkey | 2 December 2017 | World Junior Championships | Mexico City, Mexico | [27] |
+107 kg | 184 kg | JaQue Billingsley | United States | 6 August 2014 | IWAS World Junior Games | Aylesbury, United Kingdom |
Category | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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–41 kg | 114 kg | Esther Nworgu | Nigeria | 28 October 2022 | African Open Championships | Cairo, Egypt | [18] |
–45 kg | 100 kg | Loveth Abokin | Nigeria | 5 February 2020 | World Cup | Abuja, Nigeria | [28] |
–50 kg | 108 kg | Olivia Broome | Great Britain | 27 November 2021 | World Junior Championships | Tbilisi, Georgia | [29] |
–55 kg | 127 kg | Onyinyechi Mark | Nigeria | 5 February 2020 | World Cup | Abuja, Nigeria | [28] |
–61 kg | 116 kg | Fatma Korany | Egypt | 5 February 2020 | World Cup | Abuja, Nigeria | [28] |
–67 kg | 116 kg | Mariana D'Andrea | Brazil | 7 December 2018 | Americas Open Championships | Bogotá, Colombia | [30] |
–73 kg | 100 kg | Britney Arendse | Ireland | 27 April 2019 | World Cup | Eger, Hungary | [25] |
–79 kg | 108 kg | Marion Serrano | Chile | 17 July 2019 | World Championships | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | [31] |
–86 kg | 102 kg | Alina Kumeyko | Ukraine | 2 December 2017 | World Championships | Mexico City, Mexico | |
+86 kg | 95 kg | Anuoluwapo Akoleaje | Nigeria | 7 February 2020 | World Cup | Abuja, Nigeria | [28] |
Category | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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–49 kg | 113 kg | Standard | |||||
–54 kg | 120 kg | Standard | |||||
–59 kg | 126 kg | Standard | |||||
–65 kg | 128 kg | Standard | |||||
–72 kg | 148 kg | Standard | |||||
–80 kg | 156 kg | Standard | |||||
–88 kg | 154 kg | Standard | |||||
–97 kg | 153 kg | Standard | |||||
–107 kg | 159 kg | Standard | |||||
+107 kg | 165 kg | Standard |
Category | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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–41 kg | 70 kg | Standard | |||||
–45 kg | 69 kg | Standard | |||||
–50 kg | 78 kg | Standard | |||||
–55 kg | 90 kg | Rukhshona Uktamova | 22 August 2023 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ||
–61 kg | 86 kg | Standard | |||||
–67 kg | 86 kg | Standard | |||||
–73 kg | Standard | ||||||
–79 kg | 92 kg | Standard | |||||
–86 kg | Standard | ||||||
+86 kg | 102 kg | Standard |
Category | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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–49 kg | 148 kg | Standard | |||||
–54 kg | 172 kg | Roland Ezuruike | Nigeria | 27 October 2022 | African Open Championships | Cairo, Egypt | [18] |
–59 kg | 165 kg | Standard | |||||
–65 kg | 168 kg | Standard | |||||
–72 kg | 193 kg | Standard | |||||
–80 kg | 204 kg | Standard | |||||
–88 kg | 202 kg | Standard | |||||
–97 kg | 230 kg | Fabio Torres | Colombia | 10 July 2022 | Parapan American Open Championships | St. Louis, United States | [32] |
–107 kg | 217 kg | Bobby Body | United States | 23 June 2023 | Parapan American World Cup | Veracruz, Mexico | |
+107 kg | 236 kg | Faris Al-Ageeli | Iraq | 17 December 2022 | World Cup | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [16] |
Category | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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–41 kg | 92 kg | Standard | |||||
–45 kg | 90 kg | Standard | |||||
–50 kg | 102 kg | Standard | |||||
–55 kg | 113 kg | Standard | |||||
–61 kg | 132 kg | Amalia Pérez | Mexico | 8 July 2022 | Parapan American Open Championships | St. Louis, United States | [32] |
–67 kg | 128 kg | Amalia Pérez | Mexico | 16 December 2022 | World Cup | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [16] |
–73 kg | 117 kg | Standard | |||||
–79 kg | 121 kg | Standard | |||||
–86 kg | 134 kg | Tharwh Al-Hajaj | Jordan | 17 December 2022 | World Cup | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [16] |
+86 kg | 142 kg | Nadia Ali | Egypt | 29 October 2022 | African Open Championships | Cairo, Egypt | [18] |
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