Powerlifting at the Summer Paralympics explained

Sport:	powerlifting
Size:	150
Menevents:	10
Womenevents:	10

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]

Summary

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Paralympic records

The International Paralympic Committee recognises the heaviest weights lifted in powerlifting events at the Paralympic Games.

Men

♦ 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		2016 Rio de Janeiro	8 September 2016	^[2]
54 kg	200 kg	Rolland Ezuruike		2016 Rio de Janeiro	9 September 2016	^[3]
59 kg	♦211 kg	Sherif Othman		2016 Rio de Janeiro	9 September 2016	^[4]
65 kg	220 kg	Paul Kehinde		2016 Rio de Janeiro	10 September 2016	^[5]
72 kg	228 kg	Bonnie Bunyau Gustin		2020 Tokyo	28 August 2021	^[6]
80 kg	240 kg	Majid Farzin		2016 Rio de Janeiro	12 September 2016	^[7]
88 kg	231 kg	Abdelkareem Khattab		2020 Tokyo	29 August 2021	^[8]
97 kg	237 kg	Mohamed Eldib		2016 Rio de Janeiro	13 September 2016	^[9]
107 kg	245 kg	Enkhbayaryn Sodnompiljee		2020 Tokyo	30 August 2021	^[10]
+107 kg	♦310 kg	Siamand Rahman		2016 Rio de Janeiro	14 September 2016	^[11]

Women

♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record

Weight class	Record	Athlete	NPC	Games	Date	Ref
41 kg	109 kg	Guo Lingling		2020 Tokyo	26 August 2021	^[12]
45 kg	108 kg	Hu Dandan		2016 Rio de Janeiro	9 September 2016	^[13]
50 kg	120 kg	Rehab Ahmed		2020 Tokyo	27 August 2021	^[14]
55 kg	130 kg	Amalia Pérez		2016 Rio de Janeiro	10 September 2016	^[15]
61 kg	142 kg	Lucy Ogechukwu Ejike		2016 Rio de Janeiro	11 September 2016	^[16]
67 kg	138.5 kg	Tan Yujiao		2016 Rio de Janeiro	11 September 2016	^[17]
73 kg	140 kg	Souhad Ghazouani		2016 Rio de Janeiro	12 September 2016	^[18]
79 kg	141 kg	Bose Omolayo		2020 Tokyo	29 August 2021	^[19]
86 kg	152 kg	Folashade Oluwafemiayo		2020 Tokyo	30 August 2021	^[20]
+86 kg	♦160 kg	Josephine Orji		2016 Rio de Janeiro	14 September 2016	^[21]

Medal summary

Updated to 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Medalists

Men's events

48 kg

1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
2012 London

49 kg

2016
2020

52 kg

1984			None
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012

54 kg

2016
2020

56 kg

1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012

59 kg

2016
2020

60 kg

1984			No bronze medal was awarded
1988	align=center colspan="3"	Event not contested
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012

65 kg

2016
2020

67.5

1984		None	None
1988
	Coed:	Coed:	Coed:
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012

72 kg

2016
2020

75 kg

1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012

80 kg

2016
2020

82.5

1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012

88 kg

2016
2020

90 kg

1984			None
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012

97 kg

2016
2020

+90 kg

1984

None

100 kg

1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012

107 kg

2016
2020

+100 kg

1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012

+107 kg

2016
2020

Women's events

40 kg

2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
2012 London

41 kg

2016
2020

44 kg

2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
2012 London

45 kg

2016
2020

48 kg

2000
2004
2008
2012

50 kg

2016
2020

52 kg

2000
2004
2008
2012

55 kg

2016
2020

56 kg

2000
2004
2008
2012

60 kg

2000
2004
2008
2012

61 kg

2016
2020

67 kg

2016
2020

67.5

2000
2004
2008
2012

73 kg

2016
2020

75 kg

2000
2004
2008
2012

79 kg

2016
2020

82.5 kg

2000
2004
2008
2012

86 kg

2016
2020

+82.5

2000
2004
2008
2012

+86 kg

2016
2020

Nations

Nations							6	16	23	56	67	69	74	61	60
Competitors							16	52	106	141	258	229	203	194	179

See also

• Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics
• World Para Powerlifting Championships

External links

• IPC Historical Results Archive
• Paralympic Records – World Para Powerlifting

Notes and References

1. Web site: About the sport . . 2008 . 2008-10-24 .
2. Web site: Powerlifting – Men's -49 kg – Final Results. 8 September 2016. International Paralympic Committee. 23 April 2018.
3. Web site: Powerlifting – Men's -54 kg – Final Results. 9 September 2016. International Paralympic Committee. 23 April 2018.
4. Web site: Powerlifting – Men's -59 kg – Final Results. 9 September 2016. International Paralympic Committee. 23 April 2018.
5. Web site: Powerlifting – Men's -65 kg – Final Results. 10 September 2016. International Paralympic Committee. 23 April 2018.
6. Web site: 28 August 2021. Powerlifting – Men's -72 kg – Final Results. dead. 28 August 2021. TOCOG. 28 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210828113121/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/PWL/PG2020-_PWL_C73_PWLM72KG----00000-----------------.pdf.
7. Web site: Powerlifting – Men's -80 kg – Final Results. 12 September 2016. International Paralympic Committee. 23 April 2018.
8. Web site: Powerlifting – Men's -88 kg – Final Results. olympics.com. TOCOG. 29 August 2021. 29 August 2021.
9. Web site: Powerlifting – Men's -97 kg – Final Results. 13 September 2016. International Paralympic Committee. 23 April 2018.
10. Web site: Powerlifting – Men's -107 kg – Final Results. olympics.com. TOCOG. 30 August 2021. 30 August 2021.
11. Web site: Powerlifting – Men's +107 kg – Final Results. 14 September 2016. International Paralympic Committee. 23 April 2018.
12. Web site: Powerlifting – Women's -41 kg – Final Results. olympics.com. TOCOG. 26 August 2021. 26 August 2021.
13. Web site: Powerlifting – Women's -45 kg – Final Results. 9 September 2016. International Paralympic Committee. 23 April 2018.
14. Web site: Powerlifting – Women's -50 kg – Final Results. olympics.com. TOCOG. 27 August 2021. 27 August 2021.
15. Web site: Powerlifting – Women's -55 kg – Final Results. 10 September 2016. International Paralympic Committee. 23 April 2018.
16. Web site: Powerlifting – Women's -61 kg – Final Results. 11 September 2016. International Paralympic Committee. 23 April 2018.
17. Web site: Powerlifting – Women's -67 kg – Final Results. 11 September 2016. International Paralympic Committee. 23 April 2018.
18. Web site: Powerlifting – Women's -73 kg – Final Results. 12 September 2016. International Paralympic Committee. 23 April 2018.
19. Web site: Powerlifting – Women's -79 kg – Final Results. olympics.com. TOCOG. 29 August 2021. 29 August 2021.
20. Web site: Powerlifting – Women's -86 kg – Final Results. olympics.com. TOCOG. 30 August 2021. 30 August 2021.
21. Web site: Powerlifting – Women's +86 kg – Final Results. 14 September 2016. International Paralympic Committee. 23 April 2018.