Paralympic powerlifting has been competed at every
Summer Paralympics
The Summer Paralympics also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, are an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral ...
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
The 2000 Summer Paralympic Games or the XI Summer Paralympics were held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, between 18 and 29 October. The Sydney Paralympics was last time that the Summer Paralympics which were organized by two different ...
.
Summary
Paralympic records
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 ...
recognises the heaviest weights lifted in powerlifting events at the Paralympic Games.
Men
''♦ denotes a performance that is also a current
world record''
Women
''♦ denotes a performance that is also a current
world record''
Medal summary
Updated to
2020 Summer Paralympics
The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...
.
Medalists
Men's events
; 48 kg
; 49 kg
; 52 kg
; 54 kg
;56 kg
; 59 kg
;60 kg
; 65 kg
;67.5
; 72 kg
;75 kg
; 80 kg
;82.5
; 88 kg
; 90 kg
; 97 kg
;+90 kg
; 100 kg
; 107 kg
;+100 kg
; +107 kg
Women's events
; 40 kg
; 41 kg
; 44 kg
; 45 kg
; 48 kg
; 50 kg
; 52 kg
; 55 kg
; 56 kg
; 60 kg
; 61 kg
; 67 kg
; 67.5
; 73 kg
; 75 kg
; 79 kg
; 82.5 kg
; 86 kg
; +82.5
; +86 kg
Nations
See also
*
Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics
*
World Para Powerlifting Championships
References
External links
IPC Historical Results ArchiveParalympic Records – World Para Powerlifting
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Sports at the Summer Paralympics
Powerlifting at multi-sport events