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 super exciting sport where athletes show incredible strength! It has been a part of every Summer Paralympics since 1984. Before that, a similar sport called weightlifting was in the Paralympics from 1964. But after the 1992 Games, the organizers decided to focus only on powerlifting. Girls and women first started competing in powerlifting at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics.
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What is Powerlifting?
Powerlifting is a strength sport where athletes try to lift the heaviest weight possible in a single lift. At the Paralympics, athletes compete in the bench press. This means they lie on a special bench and push a barbell (a long bar with weights on each end) up from their chest until their arms are straight. It takes amazing strength and control!
Powerlifting at the Paralympics: A Quick Look
Powerlifting has grown a lot at the Paralympic Games. It started with just a few events and has expanded to include many more, especially since women began competing.
| Games | Year | Number of Events | Top Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | 1984 | 7 |  United States |
| 8th | 1988 | 9 |  France /  Poland |
| 9th | 1992 | 10 | Poland |
| 10th | 1996 | 10 |  China |
| 11th | 2000 | 20 | China |
| 12th | 2004 | 20 |  Egypt |
| 13th | 2008 | 20 | China |
| 14th | 2012 | 20 |  Nigeria |
| 15th | 2016 | 20 | Nigeria |
| 16th | 2020 | 20 | China |
| 17th | 2024 |
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 | Country | Games | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 228 kg | Bonnie Bunyau Gustin |  Malaysia |
2020 Tokyo | 28 August 2021 | |
| 80 kg | 240 kg | Majid Farzin |  Iran |
2016 Rio de Janeiro | 12 September 2016 | |
| 88 kg | 231 kg | Abdelkareem Khattab |  Jordan |
2020 Tokyo | 29 August 2021 | |
| 97 kg | 237 kg | Mohamed Eldib | Egypt |
2016 Rio de Janeiro | 13 September 2016 | |
| 107 kg | 245 kg | Enkhbayaryn Sodnompiljee |  Mongolia |
2020 Tokyo | 30 August 2021 | |
| +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 | Country | Games | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 kg | 109 kg | Guo Lingling | China |
2020 Tokyo | 26 August 2021 | |
| 45 kg | 108 kg | Hu Dandan | China |
2016 Rio de Janeiro | 9 September 2016 | |
| 50 kg | 120 kg | Rehab Ahmed | Egypt |
2020 Tokyo | 27 August 2021 | |
| 55 kg | 130 kg | Amalia Pérez |  Mexico |
2016 Rio de Janeiro | 10 September 2016 | |
| 61 kg | 142 kg | Lucy Ogechukwu Ejike | Nigeria |
2016 Rio de Janeiro | 11 September 2016 | |
| 67 kg | 138.5 kg | Tan Yujiao | China |
2016 Rio de Janeiro | 11 September 2016 | |
| 73 kg | 140 kg | Souhad Ghazouani | France |
2016 Rio de Janeiro | 12 September 2016 | |
| 79 kg | 141 kg | Bose Omolayo | Nigeria |
2020 Tokyo | 29 August 2021 | |
| 86 kg | 152 kg | Folashade Oluwafemiayo | Nigeria |
2020 Tokyo | 30 August 2021 | |
| +86 kg | 160 kg | Josephine Orji | Nigeria |
2016 Rio de Janeiro | 14 September 2016 |
Medal Count by Country
This table shows which countries have won the most medals in Paralympic powerlifting up to the 2020 Summer Paralympics. It's updated to include all the medals won so far!
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) |
36 | 26 | 22 | 84 |
| 2 | Nigeria (NGR) |
25 | 15 | 16 | 56 |
| 3 | Egypt (EGY) |
22 | 32 | 20 | 74 |
| 4 | Iran (IRI) |
12 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
| 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 | 8 | 16 |
| 10 |  Sweden (SWE) |
5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
4 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| 12 |  Ukraine (UKR) |
4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 13 | Jordan (JOR) |
3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 14 |  Germany (GER) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 |  Russia (RUS) |
2 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
| 16 |  Turkey (TUR) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 |  United Arab Emirates (UAE) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 19 |  Iraq (IRQ) |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 20 |  Greece (GRE) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 21 | Malaysia (MAS) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Vietnam (VIE) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 23 |  Brazil (BRA) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 25 |  Finland (FIN) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mongolia (MGL) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 27 |  Australia (AUS) |
0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 28 |  Canada (CAN) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 |  Thailand (THA) |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 30 |  Hungary (HUN) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Norway (NOR) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 32 |  Belgium (BEL) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Indonesia (INA) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 36 |  Austria (AUT) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 |  Netherlands (NED) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 38 |  Algeria (ALG) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Azerbaijan (AZE) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Colombia (COL) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 El Salvador (ESA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 India (IND) |
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 | |
 Venezuela (VEN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (49 entries) | 160 | 156 | 152 | 468 | |
See also
In Spanish: Levantamiento de potencia en los Juegos Paralímpicos para niños
- Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics
- World Para Powerlifting Championships
