Paralympic powerlifting, also known as para powerlifting and para-lifting, is an adaptation of the sport of powerlifting for athletes with disabilities. The only discipline in Paralympic powerlifting is the bench press. The sport is governed by the International Paralympic Committee (World Para Powerlifting) and is open to anyone with a minimum level of disability who can extend their arms within 20° of full extension during a lift. Powerlifting has been competed at the Summer Paralympics since 1984.[1]

Paralympic Powerlifting / Para Powerlifting
Highest governing body
  1. ISMGF (1964-1984) No Organ
  2. IPC Powerlifting (1984-2016)
  3. WPPO (2017-Now)
Characteristics
Mixed-sexYes
TypeIndoor
Presence
Paralympic1984

History

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  1. 1964-1984: Wheelchair Powerlifting
  2. 1984-2016: Paralympic Powerlifting / IPC Powerlifting
  3. 2017-Ongoing: Para Powerlifting

Best and Total Medals

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In 2022, WPPO initiated a new Total Lift Medal, the sum of all good lifts from the three attempts.[2]

Before 2022 medal awarded only in Best lifts. Since 2022 medal awarded in best lifts and total lifts. The World Para-powerlifting 2022 Asia Oceania Open Championships was held in Pyeongtaek, Korea from 15 – 20 June, 2022. This was the first competition in history, in addition to the best lift, a total of three lifts were also awarded medals.[3]

  1. 1964/1984 - 2021 : Only Best lifts have medals.
  2. 2022 - Ongoing: Best lifts and total lifts have medals.

Ages

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Source:[4]

Before 2021 (2002-2021): Junior (U20) and Senior (+20)

Since 2022:

  1. Rookie (14-17)
  2. Next Gen (18-20)
  3. Elite (+20)
  4. Legends (+45)

Junior events was held first time in 2002 (or 2006) World Championships.

  1. Only for Men Since 1964-1997.
  2. Women events since 1998 (First time in 1998 World Championship).
  3. Mixed Team Events was held first time in 2019.

Weights

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1984(1988)-2012

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There were twenty powerlifting events, corresponding to ten weight classes each for men and women.

  • Men's 48 kg
  • Men's 52 kg
  • Men's 56 kg
  • Men's 60 kg
  • Men's 67.5 kg
  • Men's 75 kg
  • Men's 82.5 kg
  • Men's 90 kg
  • Men's 100 kg
  • Men's +100 kg
  • Women's 40 kg
  • Women's 44 kg
  • Women's 48 kg
  • Women's 52 kg
  • Women's 56 kg
  • Women's 60 kg
  • Women's 67.5 kg
  • Women's 75 kg
  • Women's 82.5 kg
  • Women's +82.5 kg

2013-2023

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There are twenty powerlifting events, corresponding to ten weight classes each for men and women. The weight categories were significantly adjusted after the 2012 Games so most of the weights are new for 2016.

Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics - Weight Divisions
Men Women
49 kg 80 kg 41 kg 67 kg
54 kg 88 kg 45 kg 73 kg
59 kg 97 kg 50 kg 79 kg
65 kg 107 kg 55 kg 86 kg
72 kg +107 kg 61 kg +86 kg

Events

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Events:[5][6][7][8][9]

Global

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Regional

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2013, 2015, 2018. (IPC Powerlifting Open ... Championships)

Edition Year Host Events Athletes
1 2013 Asian Kuala Lumpur,   Malaysia 20
2 2013 European Aleksin,   Russia 20
3 2015 Americas Mexico City,   Mexico 20
4 2015 Asian Almaty,   Kazakhstan 20
5 2015 European Eger,   Hungary 20
6 2015 African Brazzaville,   Republic of the Congo 20
7 2018 European Berck,   France 20
8 2018 African Algiers,   Algeria 20
9 2018 Asian Kitakyushu,   Japan 20
10 2018 Americas Bogota,   Colombia 20

World Cup

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up to 2016: IPC Powerlifting World Cup

  • 2011 Mexican Powerlifting Competition
  • 2011 Polish Cup Powerlifting-Bydgoszcz
  • 2011 International Powerlifting Competition in Amman
  • 2011 3rd Powerlifting Khorfakkan International Competition
  • 2011 8th China National Games for the Disable
  • 2011 International Powerlifting Competition in Hungary
  • IWAS World Games 2011, 2021
  • 2011 Malaysia Open Powerlifting Championships
  • 2013 Open Misr Cup Powerlifting Championships
  • Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games
Edition Year Host Events Athletes
- 2009 (1st FAZZA) Dubai,   United Arab Emirates 20
- 2010 (2nd FAZZA) Dubai,   United Arab Emirates 20
- 2011 (3rd FAZZA) Dubai,   United Arab Emirates 20
- 2012 (4th FAZZA) Dubai,   United Arab Emirates 20
- 2014 (5th FAZZA) Dubai,   United Arab Emirates 20
1 2015 (6th FAZZA) Dubai,   United Arab Emirates 20
2 2016 Rio,   Brazil 20
3 2016 (7th FAZZA) Dubai,   United Arab Emirates 20
4 2016 Kuala Lumpur,   Malaysia 20
5 2017 Eger,   Hungary 20
6 2017 (8th FAZZA) Dubai,   United Arab Emirates 20
7 2018 (9th FAZZA) Dubai,   United Arab Emirates 20
8 2019 (10th FAZZA) Dubai,   United Arab Emirates 20
9 2019 Eger,   Hungary 20
10 2019 Lima,   Peru 20
11 2019 Tokyo,   Japan 20
12 2020 Abuja,   Nigeria 20
13 2020 Manchester,   United Kingdom 20
14 2021 Bogota,   Colombia 20
15 2021 Manchester,   United Kingdom 20
16 2021 Bangkok,   Thailand 20
17 2021 Tbilisi,   Georgia 20
18 2021 (11th FAZZA) Dubai,   United Arab Emirates 20

World records

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World records in Paralympic powerlifting are ratified by the International Paralympic Committee.

Elite

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Men
Category Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref
–49 kg 183.5 kg Lê Văn Công   Vietnam 4 December 2017 World Championships   Mexico City, Mexico [10]
–54 kg 205 kg Sherif Othman   Egypt 6 April 2014 World Championships   Dubai, United Arab Emirates [11]
–59 kg 211 kg Sherif Othman   Egypt 9 September 2016 Paralympic Games   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [12]
–65 kg 222 kg Zou Yi   China 24 October 2023 Asian Para Games   Hangzhou, China [13]
–72 kg 232 kg Bonnie Bunyau Gustin   Malaysia 6 September 2024 Paralympic Games   Paris, France [14]
–80 kg 242 kg Rouhollah Rostami   Iran 6 September 2024 Paralympic Games   Paris, France [15]
–88 kg 251 kg Abdelkareem Khattab   Jordan 29 August 2023 World Championships   Dubai, United Arab Emirates [16]
–97 kg 260 kg Abdelkareem Khattab   Jordan 7 September 2024 Paralympic Games   Paris, France [17]
–107 kg 254 kg Aliakbar Gharibshahi   Iran 17 December 2022 World Cup   Dubai, United Arab Emirates [18]
+107 kg 310 kg Siamand Rahman   Iran 14 September 2016 Paralympic Games   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [19]
Women
Category Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref
–41 kg 123 kg Guo Lingling   China 23 October 2023 Asian Para Games   Hangzhou, China [13]
–45 kg 123 kg Guo Lingling   China 4 September 2024 Paralympic Games   Paris, France [20]
–50 kg 131 kg Esther Oyema   Nigeria 10 April 2018 Commonwealth Games   Gold Coast, Australia [21]
–55 kg 135 kg Rehab Ahmed   Egypt 22 June 2024 World Cup   Tbilisi, Georgia [22]
–61 kg 150 kg Onyinyechi Mark   Nigeria 6 September 2024 Paralympic Games   Paris, France [23]
–67 kg 142 kg Tan Yujiao   China 6 September 2024 Paralympic Games   Paris, France [24]
–73 kg 151 kg Kafila Almaruf   Nigeria 26 August 2023 World Championships   Dubai, United Arab Emirates [16]
–79 kg 154 kg Han Miaoyu   China 7 September 2024 Paralympic Games   Paris, France [25]
–86 kg 159 kg Zheng Feifei   China 25 June 2024 World Cup   Tbilisi, Georgia [22]
+86 kg 167 kg Folashade Oluwafemiayo   Nigeria 8 September 2024 Paralympic Games   Paris, France [26]

Next Gen

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Men
Category Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref
–49 kg 161 kg Muslim Al-Sudani   Iraq 27 October 2022 African Open Championships   Cairo, Egypt [27]
–54 kg 149 kg Marco Tulio Cruz   Brazil 9 June 2023 Youth Parapan American Games   Bogotá, Colombia
–59 kg 188 kg Qi Yongkai   China 9 September 2018 Asia-Oceania Open Championships   Kitakyushu, Japan [28]
–65 kg 204 kg Bonnie Bunyau Gustin   Malaysia 9 October 2018 Asian Para Games   Jakarta, Indonesia [29]
–72 kg 179 kg Donato Telesca   Italy 26 April 2019 World Cup   Eger, Hungary [30]
–80 kg 170 kg Islam Mohamed   Egypt 28 October 2022 African Open Championships   Cairo, Egypt [27]
–88 kg 163 kg Andrey Samovik   Russia 26 November 2015 European Open Championships   Eger, Hungary
–97 kg 193 kg Matheus de Assis Silva   Brazil 7 December 2017 World Championships   Mexico City, Mexico [31]
–107 kg 180 kg Faruk Öztürk   Turkey 2 December 2017 World Junior Championships   Mexico City, Mexico [32]
+107 kg 184 kg JaQue Billingsley   United States 6 August 2014 IWAS World Junior Games   Aylesbury, United Kingdom
Women
Category Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref
–41 kg 114 kg Esther Nworgu   Nigeria 28 October 2022 African Open Championships   Cairo, Egypt [27]
–45 kg 100 kg Loveth Abokin   Nigeria 5 February 2020 World Cup   Abuja, Nigeria [33]
–50 kg 108 kg Olivia Broome   Great Britain 27 November 2021 World Junior Championships   Tbilisi, Georgia [34]
–55 kg 127 kg Onyinyechi Mark   Nigeria 5 February 2020 World Cup   Abuja, Nigeria [33]
–61 kg 116 kg Fatma Korany   Egypt 5 February 2020 World Cup   Abuja, Nigeria [33]
–67 kg 116 kg Mariana D'Andrea   Brazil 7 December 2018 Americas Open Championships   Bogotá, Colombia [35]
–73 kg 100 kg Britney Arendse   Ireland 27 April 2019 World Cup   Eger, Hungary [30]
–79 kg 108 kg Marion Serrano   Chile 17 July 2019 World Championships   Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan [36]
–86 kg 102 kg Alina Kumeyko   Ukraine 2 December 2017 World Championships   Mexico City, Mexico
+86 kg 100 kg Elsa Dewi Saputri   Indonesia 7 December 2023 World Cup   Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

Rookie

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Men
Category Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref
–49 kg 113 kg Standard
–54 kg 120 kg Standard
–59 kg 126 kg Standard
–65 kg 128 kg Standard
–72 kg 148 kg Standard
–80 kg 156 kg Standard
–88 kg 154 kg Standard
–97 kg 153 kg Standard
–107 kg 159 kg Standard
+107 kg 165 kg Standard
Women
Category Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref
–41 kg 70 kg Standard
–45 kg 77 kg Aigerim Aidarkyzy   Kazakhstan 8 May 2024 World Cup   Pattaya, Thailand
–50 kg 78 kg Standard
–55 kg 102 kg Rukhshona Uktamova   Uzbekistan 5 March 2024 World Cup   Dubai, United Arab Emirates [37]
–61 kg 114 kg Rukhshona Uktamova   Uzbekistan 6 September 2024 Paralympic Games   Paris, France [23]
–67 kg 86 kg Standard
–73 kg Standard
–79 kg 92 kg Standard
–86 kg Standard
+86 kg 102 kg Standard

Legend

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Men
Category Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref
–49 kg 167 kg Zheng Yu   China 23 August 2023 World Championships   Dubai, United Arab Emirates [16]
–54 kg 178 kg Roland Ezuruike   Nigeria 27 August 2023 World Championships   Dubai, United Arab Emirates [16]
–59 kg 165 kg Standard
–65 kg 168 kg Standard
–72 kg 194 kg Shaaban Ibrahim   Egypt 24 August 2023 World Championships   Dubai, United Arab Emirates [16]
–80 kg 204 kg Standard
–88 kg 225 kg Mohamed Elelfat   Egypt 23 June 2024 World Cup   Tbilisi, Georgia [22]
–97 kg 230 kg Fabio Torres   Colombia 10 July 2022 Parapan American Open Championships   St. Louis, United States [38]
–107 kg 231 kg Bobby Body   United States 25 May 2024 Parapan American World Cup   Acapulco, Mexico
+107 kg 240 kg Faris Al-Ageeli   Iraq 2 March 2024 World Cup   Dubai, United Arab Emirates [37]
Women
Category Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref
–41 kg 92 kg Standard
–45 kg 102 kg Nazmiye Muslu Muratlı   Turkey 29 February 2024 World Cup   Dubai, United Arab Emirates [37]
–50 kg 112 kg Nazmiye Muslu Muratlı   Turkey 21 June 2024 World Cup   Tbilisi, Georgia [22]
–55 kg 113 kg Standard
–61 kg 132 kg Amalia Pérez   Mexico 8 July 2022 Parapan American Open Championships   St. Louis, United States [38]
–67 kg 132 kg Amalia Pérez   Mexico 23 June 2024 World Cup   Tbilisi, Georgia [22]
–73 kg 121 kg Raushan Koishibayeva   Kazakhstan 24 June 2024 World Cup   Tbilisi, Georgia [22]
–79 kg 121 kg Amal Mahmoud Osman   Egypt 23 March 2024 World Cup   Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
–86 kg 134 kg Tharwh Al-Hajaj   Jordan 17 December 2022 World Cup   Dubai, United Arab Emirates [18]
+86 kg 142 kg Nadia Ali   Egypt 29 October 2022 African Open Championships   Cairo, Egypt [27]

See also

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References

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