Powerlifting at the Summer Paralympics


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.

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		RecordAthleteNPCGamesDateRef
49 kg183 kgLê Văn Công2016 Rio de Janeiro8 September 2016
54 kg200 kgRolland Ezuruike2016 Rio de Janeiro9 September 2016
59 kg♦211 kgSherif Othman2016 Rio de Janeiro9 September 2016
65 kg220 kgPaul Kehinde2016 Rio de Janeiro10 September 2016
72 kg227 kgRasool Mohsin2016 Rio de Janeiro11 September 2016
80 kg♦240 kgMajid Farzin2016 Rio de Janeiro12 September 2016
88 kgVacant
97 kg237 kgMohamed Eldib2016 Rio de Janeiro13 September 2016
107 kg238 kgPavlos Mamalos2016 Rio de Janeiro14 September 2016
+107 kg♦310 kgSiamand Rahman2016 Rio de Janeiro14 September 2016

Women

♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record
Weight
class		RecordAthleteNPCGamesDateRef
41 kg104 kgNazmiye Muslu Muratlı2016 Rio de Janeiro8 September 2016
45 kg108 kgHu Dandan2016 Rio de Janeiro9 September 2016
50 kg107 kgLidiia Soloviova2016 Rio de Janeiro10 September 2016
55 kg130 kgAmalia Pérez2016 Rio de Janeiro10 September 2016
61 kg♦142 kgLucy Ogechukwu Ejike2016 Rio de Janeiro11 September 2016
67 kg138.5 kgTan Yujiao2016 Rio de Janeiro11 September 2016
73 kg140 kgNdidi Nwosu2016 Rio de Janeiro12 September 2016
79 kg138 kgBose Omolayo2016 Rio de Janeiro12 September 2016
86 kg130 kgRanda Mahmoud2016 Rio de Janeiro13 September 2016
+86 kg♦160 kgJosephine Orji2016 Rio de Janeiro14 September 2016

Medal summary

Updated to 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Medalists

Men's events

; 48 kg
; 52 kg
;56 kg
;60 kg
;67.5
;75 kg
;82.5
; 90 kg
;+90 kg
; 100 kg
;+100 kg

Women's events

; 40 kg
; 44 kg
; 48 kg
; 52 kg
; 56 kg
; 60 kg
; 67.5
; 75 kg
; 82.5 kg
; +82.5

Nations