Paralympic powerlifting, also known as para powerlifting and para-lifting, is an adaptation of the sport of
powerlifting
Powerlifting is a strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift. As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athlete attempting a maximal weight single-lift effor ...
for athletes with disabilities. The only discipline in Paralympic powerlifting is the
bench press
The bench press, or chest press, is a weight training exercise in which the trainee presses a weight upwards while lying on a weight training bench. Although the bench press is a full-body exercise, the muscles primarily used are the pectorali ...
. The sport is governed by the
International Paralympic Committee
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC; german: Internationales Paralympisches Komitee) is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and fun ...
(
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.
Events
Events:
[https://www.paralympic.org/sites/default/files/document/180725160956008_Appendix+1+-+WPPO+Qualification+Pathway+2017-2020.pdf ]
Global
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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 ...
since 1984.
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World Para Powerlifting Championships
The World Para Powerlifting Championships, known before 30 November 2016 as the IPC Powerlifting World Championships, is an event organized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Competitors with a physical disability compete, and in a fe ...
since 1994.
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World Para Powerlifting World Cup (
WPPO World Cup) since 2015.
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Fazaa International Powerlifting Competition since 2009. (2013 not held)
Regional
2013, 2015, 2018. (IPC Powerlifting Open ... Championships)
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World Para Powerlifting European Open Championships since 2013.
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World Para Powerlifting Asian Open Championships since 2013. (Asia-Oceania)
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World Para Powerlifting Americas Open Championships since 2015. (Pan American)
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World Para Powerlifting African Open Championships since 2015.
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
World records
World records in Paralympic powerlifting are ratified by the International Paralympic Committee.
Elite
;Men
;Women
Next Gen
;Men
;Women
Rookie
;Men
;Women
Legend
;Men
;Women
See also
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List of Olympic records in weightlifting
This is the list of Olympic records in weightlifting. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts.
The weight classes for men on the Olympic program were adjusted for the 20 ...
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List of world records in Olympic weightlifting
This is a list of world records in Olympic weightlifting. These records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts.
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) restructured it ...
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List of junior world records in Olympic weightlifting
The following are the junior world records in Olympic weightlifting. They are the best results set in competition by athletes aged 15 to 20 throughout the entire calendar year of the performance. Records are maintained in each weight class for the ...
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List of youth world records in Olympic weightlifting
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Progression of the bench press world record Bench press world records are the international records in bench press across the years, regardless of weight class or governing organization, for bench pressing on the back without using a bridge technique.
The advent of bench press shirts, which ...
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NFL Scouting Combine Bench press records
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Squat world records
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World record progression women's weightlifting
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World record progression women's weightlifting (1998–2018)
This is a list of world records progression in women's weightlifting from 1998 and 2018. These records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts.
The International Weightlifting ...
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World record progression men's weightlifting
This is the list of world records progression in men's weightlifting. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts.
The International Weightlifting Federation restructured its ...
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World record progression men's weightlifting (1998–2018)
References
External links
World Para PowerliftingWorld RecordsWeightlifting Platform
See also
*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 ...
{{IPC-recognised paralympic sports
Powerlifting
Powerlifting is a strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift. As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athlete attempting a maximal weight single-lift effor ...