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

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]

History

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

Best and Total Medals

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

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.

Sex

  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

1984(1988)-2012

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

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

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

Global

Regional

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

Main articles: World Para Powerlifting World Cup, Para Powerlifting World Cup, and IPC Powerlifting World Cup

up to 2016: IPC Powerlifting World Cup

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

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

Elite

Men
Category Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref
–49 kg 183.5 kg Lê Văn Công  Vietnam 4 December 2017 World Championships Mexico Mexico City, Mexico [10]
–54 kg 205 kg Sherif Othman  Egypt 6 April 2014 World Championships United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates [11]
–59 kg 211 kg Sherif Othman  Egypt 9 September 2016 Paralympic Games Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [12]
–65 kg 221 kg Paul Kehinde  Nigeria 19 February 2018 World Cup United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates [13]
–72 kg 231 kg Bonnie Bunyau Gustin  Malaysia 24 August 2023 World Championships United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates [14]
–80 kg 241 kg Roohollah Rostami  Iran 7 May 2021 World Cup Thailand Bangkok, Thailand [15]
–88 kg 251 kg Abdelkareem Khattab  Jordan 29 August 2023 World Championships United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates [14]
–97 kg 255 kg Abdelkareem Khattab  Jordan 17 December 2022 World Cup United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates [16]
–107 kg 254 kg Aliakbar Gharibshahi  Iran 17 December 2022 World Cup United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates [16]
+107 kg 310 kg Siamand Rahman  Iran 14 September 2016 Paralympic Games Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [17]
Women
Category Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref
–41 kg 114 kg Esther Nworgu  Nigeria 28 October 2022 African Open Championships Egypt Cairo, Egypt [18]
–45 kg 120 kg Guo Lingling  China 24 August 2023 World Championships United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates [14]
–50 kg 131 kg Esther Oyema  Nigeria 10 April 2018 Commonwealth Games Australia Gold Coast, Australia [19]
–55 kg 133.5 kg Mariana Shevchuk  Ukraine 30 November 2021 World Championships Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia [20]
–61 kg 146 kg Onyinyechi Mark  Nigeria 24 August 2023 World Championships United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates [14]
–67 kg 140.5 kg Tan Yujiao  China 9 October 2018 Asian Para Games Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia [21]
–73 kg 151 kg Kafila Almaruf  Nigeria 26 August 2023 World Championships United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates [14]
–79 kg 151 kg Mariana D'Andrea  Brazil 26 August 2023 World Championships United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates [14]
–86 kg 158 kg Zheng Feifei  China 25 August 2023 World Championships United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates [14]
+86 kg 160 kg Josephine Orji  Nigeria 14 September 2016 Paralympic Games Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [22]

Next Gen

Men
Category Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref
–49 kg 161 kg Muslim Al-Sudani  Iraq 27 October 2022 African Open Championships Egypt Cairo, Egypt [18]
–54 kg 149 kg Marco Tulio Cruz  Brazil 9 June 2023 Youth Parapan American Games Colombia Bogotá, Colombia
–59 kg 188 kg Qi Yongkai  China 9 September 2018 Asia-Oceania Open Championships Japan Kitakyushu, Japan [23]
–65 kg 204 kg Bonnie Bunyau Gustin  Malaysia 9 October 2018 Asian Para Games Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia [24]
–72 kg 179 kg Donato Telesca  Italy 26 April 2019 World Cup Hungary Eger, Hungary [25]
–80 kg 170 kg Islam Mohamed  Egypt 28 October 2022 African Open Championships Egypt Cairo, Egypt [18]
–88 kg 163 kg Andrey Samovik  Russia 26 November 2015 European Open Championships Hungary Eger, Hungary
–97 kg 193 kg Matheus de Assis Silva  Brazil 7 December 2017 World Championships Mexico Mexico City, Mexico [26]
–107 kg 180 kg Faruk Öztürk  Turkey 2 December 2017 World Junior Championships Mexico Mexico City, Mexico [27]
+107 kg 184 kg JaQue Billingsley  United States 6 August 2014 IWAS World Junior Games United Kingdom 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 Egypt Cairo, Egypt [18]
–45 kg 100 kg Loveth Abokin  Nigeria 5 February 2020 World Cup Nigeria Abuja, Nigeria [28]
–50 kg 108 kg Olivia Broome  Great Britain 27 November 2021 World Junior Championships Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia [29]
–55 kg 127 kg Onyinyechi Mark  Nigeria 5 February 2020 World Cup Nigeria Abuja, Nigeria [28]
–61 kg 116 kg Fatma Korany  Egypt 5 February 2020 World Cup Nigeria Abuja, Nigeria [28]
–67 kg 116 kg Mariana D'Andrea  Brazil 7 December 2018 Americas Open Championships Colombia Bogotá, Colombia [30]
–73 kg 100 kg Britney Arendse  Ireland 27 April 2019 World Cup Hungary Eger, Hungary [25]
–79 kg 108 kg Marion Serrano  Chile 17 July 2019 World Championships Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan [31]
–86 kg 102 kg Alina Kumeyko  Ukraine 2 December 2017 World Championships Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
+86 kg 95 kg Anuoluwapo Akoleaje  Nigeria 7 February 2020 World Cup Nigeria Abuja, Nigeria [28]

Rookie

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 69 kg Standard
–50 kg 78 kg Standard
–55 kg 90 kg Rukhshona Uktamova 22 August 2023 World Championships United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
–61 kg 86 kg Standard
–67 kg 86 kg Standard
–73 kg Standard
–79 kg 92 kg Standard
–86 kg Standard
+86 kg 102 kg Standard

Legend

Men
Category Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref
–49 kg 148 kg Standard
–54 kg 172 kg Roland Ezuruike  Nigeria 27 October 2022 African Open Championships Egypt Cairo, Egypt [18]
–59 kg 165 kg Standard
–65 kg 168 kg Standard
–72 kg 193 kg Standard
–80 kg 204 kg Standard
–88 kg 202 kg Standard
–97 kg 230 kg Fabio Torres  Colombia 10 July 2022 Parapan American Open Championships United States St. Louis, United States [32]
–107 kg 217 kg Bobby Body  United States 23 June 2023 Parapan American World Cup Mexico Veracruz, Mexico
+107 kg 236 kg Faris Al-Ageeli  Iraq 17 December 2022 World Cup United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates [16]
Women
Category Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref
–41 kg 92 kg Standard
–45 kg 90 kg Standard
–50 kg 102 kg Standard
–55 kg 113 kg Standard
–61 kg 132 kg Amalia Pérez  Mexico 8 July 2022 Parapan American Open Championships United States St. Louis, United States [32]
–67 kg 128 kg Amalia Pérez  Mexico 16 December 2022 World Cup United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates [16]
–73 kg 117 kg Standard
–79 kg 121 kg Standard
–86 kg 134 kg Tharwh Al-Hajaj  Jordan 17 December 2022 World Cup United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates [16]
+86 kg 142 kg Nadia Ali  Egypt 29 October 2022 African Open Championships Egypt Cairo, Egypt [18]

See also

References

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