Powerlifting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification explained

Qualification for powerlifting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics began on 25 May 2018 and finished on 27 June 2021. There were 180 powerlifters (80 male, 80 female and 20 gender free) competing in 20 events (10 male, 10 female).^[1]

Timeline

World Para Powerlifting Qualification Pathway 2017-2020	Date	Venue
	2 – 8 December 2017^[2]
2018 World Para Powerlifting European Open Championships^[3]	25 – 29 May 2018	Berck Sur Mer
2018 World Para Powerlifting African Championships^[4]	10 – 12 August 2018	Algiers
2018 World Para Powerlifting Asia-Oceania Open Championships^[5]	8 – 12 September 2018	Kitakyushu
2018 World Para Powerlifting Americas Open Championships^[6]	6 – 9 December 2018	Bogota
2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships^[7]	12 – 20 July 2019	Nur-Sultan

Quotas

A qualification slot is allocated to the individual athlete not to the NPC:

• An NPC can allocated no more than eight male and female slots with a maximum of one powerlifter per medal event. Exceptions may be granted through the Bipartite Invitation Commission Allocation method.
• An athlete can only be eligible to compete if they complete the requirements set out in the World Para Powerlifting Qualification Pathway 2017-2020 or have achieved an MQS (Minimum Qualification Standard).^[8]

Minimum Qualification Standard targets

Men's Events	MQS	Women's Events	MQS
-49 kg	105 kg	-41 kg	57 kg
-54 kg	115 kg	-45 kg	60 kg
-59 kg	125 kg	-50 kg	62 kg
-65 kg	135 kg	-55 kg	65 kg
-72 kg	142 kg	-61 kg	67 kg
-80 kg	150 kg	-67 kg	70 kg
-88 kg	157 kg	-73 kg	72 kg
-97 kg	165 kg	-79 kg	77 kg
- 107 kg	172 kg	-86 kg	82 kg
+107 kg	180 kg	+86 kg	87 kg

Summary

NPC	Men										Women										Total
	49	54	59	65	72	80	88	97	107	+107	41	45	50	55	61	67	73	79	86	+86
	X			X								X									3
	X							X	X	X											4
	X	X				X	X				X						X		X		7
												X									1
			X	X										X					X		4
			X	X	X	X	X	X			X	X	X	X		X	X		X	X	14
															X						1
						X		X		X	X										4
							X				X										2
																X					1
				X																	1
		X	X		X	X	X	X		X			X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	15
			X																		1
		X															X				2
						X			X												2
					X																1
			X		X						X		X						X		5
		X	X			X				X											4
							X														1
				X									X								2
											X										1
				X		X		X	X	X											5
		X			X				X	X									X	X	6
																	X				1
																				X	1
						X															1
				X																	1
(H)	X		X		X													X			4
	X			X			X	X		X								X	X		7
		X					X					X	X			X					5
											X										1
					X				X												2
									X				X		X					X	4
								X									X				2
									X												1
													X	X				X			3
	X		X		X							X			X	X	X	X	X	X	10
					X																1
			X																		1
												X									1
	X		X	X								X				X				X	6
																	X	X			2
								X													1
												X									1
		X								X						X			X	X	5
													X					X			2
											X				X						2
				X	X										X						3
	X											X		X	X		X				5
		X				X					X		X	X	X	X		X			8
							X							X							2
									X												1
							X		X						X						3
											X	X		X							3
	X													X							2
Total NPCs: 55	9	8	10	10	10	9	9	8	9	8	10	10	9	9	9	8	9	8	9	8	179

Qualified slots

Top ranked eight male and female powerlifters are automatically qualified to compete for their respective bodyweight category, as of 27 June 2021.

Men

Weight category	Slots allocated	NPC	Qualified powerlifter
-49 kg	9		Yakubu Adesokan
		Omar Qarada
		Abdullah Kayapinar
		Parvin Mammadov
		Le Van Cong
		Hadj Ahmed Beyour
		Joao Maria Franca Junior
		Hiroshi Miura
		Slawomir Szymanski
-54 kg	8		David Degtyarev
		Taha Abdelmajid
		Dimitrios Bakochristos
		Bruno Carra
		Axel Bourlon
		Kostiantyn Panasiuk
		Ali Al-Darraji
		Choi Keun Jin
-59 kg	10		Sherif Osman
		Qi Yongka
		Juan Carlos Garrido
		Herbert Aceituno
		Paschalis Kouloumoglou
		Ibrahim Dauda
		Ali Jawad
		Mariusz Tomczyk
		Tomohiro Kose
		Niel Garcia Trelles
-65 kg	10		Liu Lei
		Amir Jafari
		Hocine Bettir
		Jorge Carinao
		Mohammad Tarbash
		Jai Deep
		Narong Kasunun
		Grzegorz Lanzer
		Adou Herve Ano
		Jose Manuel Abud Coronado
-72 kg	10		Bonnie Bunyau Gustin
		Rasool Mohsin
		Hu Peng
		Nnamdi Innocent
		Mahmoud Attia
		Micky Yule
		Thongsa Marasri
		Hajime Ujiro
		Emmanuel Nii Tettey Oku
		Rey Melchor Dimas Vasquez
-80 kg	9		Roohallah Rostami
		Gu Xiaofei
		Mohamed Elelfat
		Donato Telesca
		Francisco Palomeque
		Gkremislav Moysiadis
		Yurii Babynets
		Ailton Bento de Souza
		Ahmad Razm Azar
-88 kg	9		Abdelkareem Khattab
		Ye Jixiong
		Hany Abdelhady
		Mohammed Khamis Khalaf
		Farhod Umirzakov
		Oniger Drake Vega
		Evanio Da Silva
		Rakhmetzhan Khamayev
		Sedric Watchou
-97 kg	8		Seyedhamed Solhipouravanji
		Yan Panpan
		Fabio Torres
		Petar Milenkovic
		Mohamed Ahmed
		Nurlan Babajanov
		Denis Raiul
		Mutaz Aljuneidi
-107 kg	9		Sodnompiljee Enkhbayar
		Yee Khie Jong
		Saman Razi
		Jose De Jesus Castillo
		Elshan Huseynov
		Nuriddin Davlatov
		Akaki Jintcharadze
		Abbas Naisan
		Jacob Schrom
+107 kg	8		Mansour Pourmirzaei
		Faris Al-Ageeli
		Jamil Elshebli
		Konstantinos Dimou
		Shamo Aslanov
		Jhon Castaneda Velasquez
		Chun Keun Bae
		Amr Mosaad
Total	80

Women

Weight category	Slots allocated	NPC	Qualified powerlifter
-41 kg	10		Guo Lingling
		Ni Nengah Widiasih
		Zoe Newson
		Clara Fuentes Monasterio
		Leidy Rodriguez
		Maryna Kopiika
		Cristina Poblador Granados
		Noura Baddour
		Lara Aparecida de Lima
		Hellen Wawira Kariuki
-45 kg	10		Nazmiye Muratli
		Latifat Tijani
		Cui Zhe
		Justyna Kozdryk
		Mimozette Nghamsi Fotie
		Samira Guerioua
		Nur Aini Mohamad Yasli
		Alina Solodukhina
		Oriana Del Carmen Teran Velazquez
		Achelle Guion
-50 kg	9		Rehab Ahmed
		Hu Dandan
		Lidiia Soloviova
		Olivia Broome
		Loida Zabala Ollero
		Sakina Khatun
		Mayra Alejandra Hernandez Godinez
		Gulbanu Abdykhalykova
		Halima Lemtakhem
-55 kg	9		Mariana Shevchuk
		Xiao Cuijuan
		Besra Duman
		Wiunawis Nairobys Hernandez
		Mozag Alzeyoudi
		Camila Campos
		Najat El Garraa
		Gihan Abdelaziz
		Hoang Tuyet Loan Chau
-61 kg	9		Lucy Ejike
		Amalia Perez Vazquez
		Ruza Kuzieva
		Rayisa Toporkova
		Fatma Korany
		Yasemin Ceylan Baydar
		Somkhoun Anon
		Fatema Alhasan
		Lin Ya-hsuan
-67 kg	8		Tan Yujiao
		Fatma Omar
		Olaitan Ibrahim
		Tetyana Shyrokolava
		Raushan Koishibayeva
		Kim Hyeong Hui
		Maria Markou
		Paulina Przeywecka-Puziak
-73 kg	9		Mariana D'Andrea
		Xu Lili
		Souhad Ghazouani
		Paulina Okpala
		Amal Mahmoud
		Sibel Cam
		Kheda Berieva
		Britney Arendse
		Larisa Marinenkova
-79 kg	10		Bose Omolayo
		Vera Muratova
		Nataliia Oliinyk
		Gehan Hassan
		Maria Antonieta Ortiz
		Maria Alcoba Membrilla
		Asma Issa
		Chika Sakamoto
		Sanae Soubane
		Mayagozel Ekeyeva
-86 kg	8		Folashade Oluwafemiayo
		Zheng Feifei
		Amany Ali
		Louise Sugden
		Tharwh Alhajaj
		Lee Youngsun
		Tayana Medeiros
		Marion Serrano Guajardo
+86 kg	8		Deng Xuemei
		Loveline Obiji
		Randa Mahmoud
		Perla Barcenas
		Marzena Zięba
		Polina Katsman
		Lee Hyunjung
		Huda Ali
Total	80

See also

• Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide. 12 April 2021. International Paralympic Committee.
2. Web site: Mexico City 2017. 30 June 2019. World Para Powerlifting.
3. Web site: Berck Sur Mer 2018. 30 June 2019. World Para Powerlifting.
4. Web site: Algiers 2018. 30 June 2019. World Para Powerlifting.
5. Web site: Kitakyushu 2018. 30 June 2019. World Para Powerlifting.
6. Web site: Bogota 2018. 30 June 2019. World Para Powerlifting.
7. Web site: Nur-Sultan 2019. 30 June 2019. World Para Powerlifting.
8. Web site: World Para Powerlifting Qualification Pathway 2017-2020. 30 June 2019. World Para Powerlifting.