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 ...

at the

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was held at

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from September, with a maximum of 180 athletes (100 men and 80 women), competing in 20 events. According to the classification rules of the International Federation for Powerlifting athletes which cannot participate in

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events because of a physical impairment affecting their legs or hips are deemed eligible to compete in powerlifting events at the Paralympics.

Events

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.

Qualification

There were 120 male and 80 female competitors. The bulk of the quota places will be decided by reference to the IPC Powerlifting Rankings on 29 February 2016. Subject to a quota limit of one place per National Paralympic Committee, the top 8 ranked male, and top 6 ranked female athletes in each weight division will gain a quota place for their NPC. If they are the only lifter from their NPC in that list, that lifter shall gain the place; if an NPC has two or more lifters in quota place ranking position, the choice of lifter will be for the NPC from that number.Powerlifting
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games – Qualification Guide Two further quota places per event will be awarded by the Bipartite Commission. The following is a summary of the qualification places at the 2016 Summer Paralympic Powerlifting event.

Schedule

Medal summary

Medal table

Men's events

Women's events

References

External links

Paralympic Powerlifting - Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics
{{Paralympic Games Powerlifting 2016 Summer Paralympics events Paralympics International weightlifting competitions hosted by Brazil