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 effo ...
at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was f ...
was held in the
Beihang University Gymnasium from September 9 to September 16. Any athlete who met a minimum level of disability (as determined by the
IPC Powerlifting Classification Committee) could take part in these events.
Events
There were twenty powerlifting events, corresponding to ten weight classes each for men and women.
Participating countries
There were 203 athletes (121 male, 82 female) from 74 nations taking part in this sport.
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Medal summary
Medal table
This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their powerlifters (in this context a country is an entity represented by a
National Paralympic Committee
A National Paralympic Committee (NPC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Paralympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), NPCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the ...
). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.
Women's events
Men's events
References
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External links
Official site of the 2008 Summer Paralympics
{{Paralympic Games Powerlifting
2008 Summer Paralympics events
Paralympics