Para powerlifting is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games.[1] It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since 2002 (with core sport status through 2022), though it was initially held as part of the weightlifting competitions; in contrast to other parasports, it is categorised separately since the able-bodied equivalent is not a Games sport.
The sport made its debut as a single openweight competition for men in 2002; a women's openweight competition followed in 2010, and each gender has contested 2 weight classes since 2014. Nigeria has been the dominant nation in this sport, winning every single gold medal across five Games (and all medals awarded at Delhi 2010).[2]
| width=050 | Games | width=050 | Year | width=100 | Host city | width=200 | Host country | width=200 | Best nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
Updated after 2022 Commonwealth Games
| width=15% | Category | width=6% | Record | width=17% | Athlete | width=17% | Nation | width=12% | Date | width=10% | Games | width=20% | Place | width=3% | Ref |
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| Men's lightweight | 154.6 pts | 4 August 2022 | 2022 Games | Birmingham, England | [3] | ||||||||||
| Men's heavyweight | 134.5 pts | Sudhir | 4 August 2022 | 2022 Games | Birmingham, England | [4] | |||||||||
| Women's lightweight | 107.8 pts | Standard | |||||||||||||
| Women's heavyweight | 123.4 pts | Folashade Oluwafemiayo | 4 August 2022 | 2022 Games | Birmingham, England | [5] |