Paralympic powerlifting

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
  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)

  • World Para Powerlifting European Open Championships since 2013.
  • World Para Powerlifting Asian Open Championships since 2013. (Asia-Oceania)
  • World Para Powerlifting Americas Open Championships since 2015. (Pan American)
  • World Para Powerlifting African Open Championships since 2015.
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

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

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

Elite
Men
CategoryRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlaceRef
–49 kg183.5 kgLê Văn Công Vietnam4 December 2017World ChampionshipsMexico Mexico City, Mexico[10]
–54 kg205 kgSherif Othman Egypt6 April 2014World ChampionshipsUnited Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates[11]
–59 kg211 kgSherif Othman Egypt9 September 2016Paralympic GamesBrazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[12]
–65 kg221 kgPaul Kehinde Nigeria19 February 2018World CupUnited Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates[13]
–72 kg231 kgBonnie Bunyau Gustin Malaysia24 August 2023World ChampionshipsUnited Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates[14]
–80 kg241 kgRoohollah Rostami Iran7 May 2021World CupThailand Bangkok, Thailand[15]
–88 kg251 kgAbdelkareem Khattab Jordan29 August 2023World ChampionshipsUnited Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates[14]
–97 kg255 kgAbdelkareem Khattab Jordan17 December 2022World CupUnited Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates[16]
–107 kg254 kgAliakbar Gharibshahi Iran17 December 2022World CupUnited Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates[16]
+107 kg310 kgSiamand Rahman Iran14 September 2016Paralympic GamesBrazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[17]
Women
CategoryRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlaceRef
–41 kg114 kgEsther Nworgu Nigeria28 October 2022African Open ChampionshipsEgypt Cairo, Egypt[18]
–45 kg120 kgGuo Lingling China24 August 2023World ChampionshipsUnited Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates[14]
–50 kg131 kgEsther Oyema Nigeria10 April 2018Commonwealth GamesAustralia Gold Coast, Australia[19]
–55 kg133.5 kgMariana Shevchuk Ukraine30 November 2021World ChampionshipsGeorgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia[20]
–61 kg146 kgOnyinyechi Mark Nigeria24 August 2023World ChampionshipsUnited Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates[14]
–67 kg140.5 kgTan Yujiao China9 October 2018Asian Para GamesIndonesia Jakarta, Indonesia[21]
–73 kg151 kgKafila Almaruf Nigeria26 August 2023World ChampionshipsUnited Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates[14]
–79 kg151 kgMariana D'Andrea Brazil26 August 2023World ChampionshipsUnited Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates[14]
–86 kg158 kgZheng Feifei China25 August 2023World ChampionshipsUnited Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates[14]
+86 kg160 kgJosephine Orji Nigeria14 September 2016Paralympic GamesBrazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[22]

Next Gen
Men
CategoryRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlaceRef
–49 kg161 kgMuslim Al-Sudani Iraq27 October 2022African Open ChampionshipsEgypt Cairo, Egypt[18]
–54 kg149 kgMarco Tulio Cruz Brazil9 June 2023Youth Parapan American GamesColombia Bogotá, Colombia
–59 kg188 kgQi Yongkai China9 September 2018Asia-Oceania Open ChampionshipsJapan Kitakyushu, Japan[23]
–65 kg204 kgBonnie Bunyau Gustin Malaysia9 October 2018Asian Para GamesIndonesia Jakarta, Indonesia[24]
–72 kg179 kgDonato Telesca Italy26 April 2019World CupHungary Eger, Hungary[25]
–80 kg170 kgIslam Mohamed Egypt28 October 2022African Open ChampionshipsEgypt Cairo, Egypt[18]
–88 kg163 kgAndrey Samovik Russia26 November 2015European Open ChampionshipsHungary Eger, Hungary
–97 kg193 kgMatheus de Assis Silva Brazil7 December 2017World ChampionshipsMexico Mexico City, Mexico[26]
–107 kg180 kgFaruk Öztürk Turkey2 December 2017World Junior ChampionshipsMexico Mexico City, Mexico[27]
+107 kg184 kgJaQue Billingsley United States6 August 2014IWAS World Junior GamesUnited Kingdom Aylesbury, United Kingdom
Women
CategoryRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlaceRef
–41 kg114 kgEsther Nworgu Nigeria28 October 2022African Open ChampionshipsEgypt Cairo, Egypt[18]
–45 kg100 kgLoveth Abokin Nigeria5 February 2020World CupNigeria Abuja, Nigeria[28]
–50 kg108 kgOlivia Broome Great Britain27 November 2021World Junior ChampionshipsGeorgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia[29]
–55 kg127 kgOnyinyechi Mark Nigeria5 February 2020World CupNigeria Abuja, Nigeria[28]
–61 kg116 kgFatma Korany Egypt5 February 2020World CupNigeria Abuja, Nigeria[28]
–67 kg116 kgMariana D'Andrea Brazil7 December 2018Americas Open ChampionshipsColombia Bogotá, Colombia[30]
–73 kg100 kgBritney Arendse Ireland27 April 2019World CupHungary Eger, Hungary[25]
–79 kg108 kgMarion Serrano Chile17 July 2019World ChampionshipsKazakhstan Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan[31]
–86 kg102 kgAlina Kumeyko Ukraine2 December 2017World ChampionshipsMexico Mexico City, Mexico
+86 kg95 kgAnuoluwapo Akoleaje Nigeria7 February 2020World CupNigeria Abuja, Nigeria[28]

Rookie
Men
CategoryRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlaceRef
–49 kg113 kgStandard
–54 kg120 kgStandard
–59 kg126 kgStandard
–65 kg128 kgStandard
–72 kg148 kgStandard
–80 kg156 kgStandard
–88 kg154 kgStandard
–97 kg153 kgStandard
–107 kg159 kgStandard
+107 kg165 kgStandard
Women
CategoryRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlaceRef
–41 kg70 kgStandard
–45 kg69 kgStandard
–50 kg78 kgStandard
–55 kg90 kgRukhshona Uktamova22 August 2023World ChampionshipsUnited Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
–61 kg86 kgStandard
–67 kg86 kgStandard
–73 kgStandard
–79 kg92 kgStandard
–86 kgStandard
+86 kg102 kgStandard

Legend
Men
CategoryRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlaceRef
–49 kg148 kgStandard
–54 kg172 kgRoland Ezuruike Nigeria27 October 2022African Open ChampionshipsEgypt Cairo, Egypt[18]
–59 kg165 kgStandard
–65 kg168 kgStandard
–72 kg193 kgStandard
–80 kg204 kgStandard
–88 kg202 kgStandard
–97 kg230 kgFabio Torres Colombia10 July 2022Parapan American Open ChampionshipsUnited States St. Louis, United States[32]
–107 kg217 kgBobby Body United States23 June 2023Parapan American World CupMexico Veracruz, Mexico
+107 kg236 kgFaris Al-Ageeli Iraq17 December 2022World CupUnited Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates[16]
Women
CategoryRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlaceRef
–41 kg92 kgStandard
–45 kg90 kgStandard
–50 kg102 kgStandard
–55 kg113 kgStandard
–61 kg132 kgAmalia Pérez Mexico8 July 2022Parapan American Open ChampionshipsUnited States St. Louis, United States[32]
–67 kg128 kgAmalia Pérez Mexico16 December 2022World CupUnited Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates[16]
–73 kg117 kgStandard
–79 kg121 kgStandard
–86 kg134 kgTharwh Al-Hajaj Jordan17 December 2022World CupUnited Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates[16]
+86 kg142 kgNadia Ali Egypt29 October 2022African Open ChampionshipsEgypt Cairo, Egypt[18]

See also

References
  1. "About the sport". IPC. 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
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  3. https://www.paralympic.org/news/pyeongtaek-2022-paralympic-and-world-champions-return-more-glory
  4. https://moveunitedsport.org/app/uploads/2023/02/2023-Move-United-Para-Powerlifting-Rules.pdf
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  8. "Para Powerlifting Schedule of Events & Competitions".
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