Powerlifting at the Summer Paralympics facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Powerlifting at the Summer Paralympics |
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Paralympic powerlifting is a strength sport where athletes lift heavy weights. It has been a part of every Summer Paralympics since 1984. Before that, a similar sport called weightlifting was included from 1964. However, after the 1992 Games, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) decided to focus only on powerlifting. Women started competing in powerlifting at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics.
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How Powerlifting Works
In powerlifting, athletes lie on a bench and press a barbell with weights up from their chest. They must hold it steady at arm's length before lowering it back down. The goal is to lift the heaviest weight possible. Athletes compete in different weight classes to make it fair.
Powerlifting at the Paralympics: A Quick Look
This table shows how powerlifting has grown at the Paralympic Games over the years. It lists the number of events and which country was the best at each Games.
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| 7 | 1984 | 7 |  United States |
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| 8 | 1988 | 9 |  France /  Poland |
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| 9 | 1992 | 10 | Poland |
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| 10 | 1996 | 10 |  China |
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| 11 | 2000 | 20 | China |
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| 12 | 2004 | 20 |  Egypt |
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| 13 | 2008 | 20 | China |
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| 14 | 2012 | 20 |  Nigeria |
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| 15 | 2016 | 20 | Nigeria |
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| 16 | 2020 | 20 | China |
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| 17 | 2024 | 20 | China |
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Paralympic Records
The International Paralympic Committee keeps track of the heaviest weights lifted in powerlifting events at the Paralympic Games. These are the current records.
Men's Records
♦ means this is also a current world record
| Weight class |
Record | Athlete | NPC | Games | Date | Ref |
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| 49 kg | 183 kg | Lê Văn Công |  Vietnam |
2016 Rio de Janeiro | 8 September 2016 | |
| 54 kg | 200 kg | Rolland Ezuruike | Nigeria |
2016 Rio de Janeiro | 9 September 2016 | |
| 59 kg | ♦211 kg | Sherif Othman | Egypt |
2016 Rio de Janeiro | 9 September 2016 | |
| 65 kg | 220 kg | Paul Kehinde | Nigeria |
2016 Rio de Janeiro | 10 September 2016 | |
| 72 kg | ♦232 kg | Bonnie Bunyau Gustin |  Malaysia |
2024 Paris | 6 September 2024 | |
| 80 kg | ♦242 kg | Roohallah Rostami |  Iran |
2024 Paris | 6 September 2024 | |
| 88 kg | 242 kg | Yan Panpan | China |
2024 Paris | 7 September 2024 | |
| 97 kg | ♦270 kg | Abdelkareem Khattab |  Jordan |
2024 Paris | 7 September 2024 | |
| 107 kg | 252 kg | Aliakbar Gharibshahi | Iran |
2024 Paris | 8 September 2024 | |
| +107 kg | ♦310 kg | Siamand Rahman | Iran |
2016 Rio de Janeiro | 14 September 2016 |
Women's Records
♦ means this is also a current world record
| Weight class |
Record | Athlete | NPC | Games | Date | Ref |
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| 41 kg | 119 kg | Cui Zhe | China |
2024 Paris | 4 September 2024 | |
| 45 kg | ♦123 kg | Guo Lingling | China |
2024 Paris | 4 September 2024 | |
| 50 kg | 124 kg | Clara Fuentes |  Venezuela |
2024 Paris | 5 September 2024 | |
| 55 kg | 130 kg | Amalia Pérez |  Mexico |
2016 Rio de Janeiro | 10 September 2016 | |
| 61 kg | ♦150 kg | Onyinyechi Mark | Nigeria |
2024 Paris | 6 September 2024 | |
| 67 kg | ♦142 kg | Tan Yujiao | China |
2024 Paris | 6 September 2024 | |
| 73 kg | 148 kg | Mariana D'Andrea |  Brazil |
2024 Paris | 7 September 2024 | |
| 79 kg | ♦154 kg | Han Miaoyu | China |
2024 Paris | 7 September 2024 | |
| 86 kg | 156 kg | Tayana Medeiros | Brazil |
2024 Paris | 8 September 2024 | |
| +86 kg | ♦167 kg | Folashade Oluwafemiayo | Nigeria |
2024 Paris | 8 September 2024 |
Medal Summary
This table shows which countries have won the most medals in Paralympic powerlifting up to the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 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 | |
See also
- Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics
- World Para Powerlifting Championships
