Paralympic powerlifting has 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.
Summary GamesYear EventsBest Nation1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1984 7 8 1988 9 / 9 1992 10 10 1996 10 11 2000 20 12 2004 20 13 2008 20 14 2012 20 15 2016 20 16 2020 20 17 2024 20
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 Weightclass Record Athlete NPC Games DateRef 49 kg183 kg Lê Văn Công 2016 Rio de Janeiro 8 September 2016 54 kg200 kg Rolland Ezuruike 2016 Rio de Janeiro 9 September 2016 59 kg♦211 kg Sherif Othman 2016 Rio de Janeiro 9 September 2016 65 kg220 kg Paul Kehinde 2016 Rio de Janeiro 10 September 2016 72 kg♦232 kg Bonnie Bunyau Gustin 2024 Paris 6 September 2024 80 kg♦242 kg Roohallah Rostami 2024 Paris 6 September 2024 88 kg242 kg Yan Panpan 2024 Paris 7 September 2024 97 kg♦270 kg Abdelkareem Khattab 2024 Paris 7 September 2024 107 kg252 kg Aliakbar Gharibshahi 2024 Paris 8 September 2024 +107 kg♦310 kg Siamand Rahman 2016 Rio de Janeiro 14 September 2016
Women ♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record Weightclass Record Athlete NPC Games DateRef 41 kg119 kg Cui Zhe 2024 Paris 4 September 2024 45 kg♦123 kg Guo Lingling 2024 Paris 4 September 2024 50 kg124 kg Clara Fuentes 2024 Paris 5 September 2024 55 kg130 kg Amalia Pérez 2016 Rio de Janeiro 10 September 2016 61 kg♦150 kg Onyinyechi Mark 2024 Paris 6 September 2024 67 kg♦142 kg Tan Yujiao 2024 Paris 6 September 2024 73 kg148 kg Mariana D'Andrea 2024 Paris 7 September 2024 79 kg♦154 kg Han Miaoyu 2024 Paris 7 September 2024 86 kg156 kg Tayana Medeiros 2024 Paris 8 September 2024 +86 kg♦167 kg Folashade Oluwafemiayo 2024 Paris 8 September 2024
Medal summary Updated to 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Medalists
Men's events 48 kg 1992 Barcelona 1996 Atlanta 2000 Sydney 2004 Athens 2008 Beijing 2012 London 49 kg 2016 2020 2024
52 kg 1984 None 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 54 kg 2016 2020 2024
56 kg 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 59 kg 2016 2020 2024 60 kg 1984 Due a tie, the bronze medal was not awarded 1988Event not contested 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 65 kg 2016 2020 2024 67.5 1984 None None 1988 Coed: Coed: Coed: 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 72 kg 2016 2020 2024 75 kg 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 80 kg 2016 2020 2024 82.5 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 88 kg 2016 2020 2024 90 kg 1984 None 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 97 kg 2016 2020 2024 +90 kg 1984 None
100 kg 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 107 kg 2016 2020 2024 +100 kg 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 +107 kg 2016 2020 2024
Women's events
40 kg 2000 Sydney 2004 Athens 2008 Beijing 2012 London 41 kg 2016 2020 2024 44 kg 2000 Sydney 2004 Athens 2008 Beijing 2012 London 45 kg 2016 2020 2024 48 kg 2000 2004 2008 2012 50 kg 2016 2020 2024 52 kg 2000 2004 2008 2012 55 kg 2016 2020 2024 56 kg 2000 2004 2008 2012
60 kg 2000 2004 2008 2012 61 kg 2016 2020 2024 67 kg 2016 2020 2024 67.5 2000 2004 2008 2012 73 kg 2016 2020 2024 75 kg 2000 2004 2008 2012 79 kg 2016 2020 2024 82.5 kg 2000 2004 2008 2012 86 kg 2016 2020 2024 +82.5 2000 2004 2008 2012 +86 kg 2016 2020 2024
Nations Nations 6 16 23 56 67 69 74 61 60 Competitors 16 52 106 141 258 229 203 194 179
See also Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics World Para Powerlifting Championships
References
External links IPC Historical Results Archive Paralympic Records – World Para Powerlifting