Paralympic powerlifting, also known as para powerlifting and para-lifting, is an adaptation of the sport of
powerlifting
Powerlifting is a competitive strength athletics, strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: Squat (exercise), squat, bench press, and deadlift. As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athle ...
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 where a person presses a weight upwards while lying horizontally on a weight training bench. The bench press is a Compound movements, compound movement, with the primary muscles involved ...
. The sport is governed by the
International Paralympic Committee
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC; ) is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement.
The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and functions as the international federation for nin ...
(
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.
History
# 1964-1984: Wheelchair Powerlifting
# 1984-2016: Paralympic Powerlifting / IPC Powerlifting
# 2017-Ongoing: Para Powerlifting
Best and Total Medals
In 2022, WPPO initiated a new Total Lift Medal, the sum of all good lifts from the three attempts.
Before 2022 medal awarded only in Best lifts. Since 2022 medal awarded in best lifts and total lifts. The World Para-powerlifting 2022 Asia Oceania Open Championships was held in Pyeongtaek, Korea from 15 – 20 June, 2022. This was the first competition in history, in addition to the best lift, a total of three lifts were also awarded medals.
# 1964/1984 - 2021 : Only Best lifts have medals.
# 2022 - Ongoing: Best lifts and total lifts have medals.
Ages
Source:
Before 2021 (2002-2021): Junior (U20) and Senior (+20)
Since 2022:
# Rookie (14-17)
# Next Gen (18-20)
# Elite (+20)
# Legends (+45)
Junior events was held first time in 2002 (or 2006) World Championships.
Sex
# Only for Men Since 1964-1997.
# Women events since 1998 (First time in 1998 World Championship).
# Mixed Team Events was held first time in 2019.
Weights
1984(1988)-2012
There were twenty powerlifting events, corresponding to ten weight classes each for men and women.
2013-2023
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.
Events
Events:
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 f ...
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 Olympic weightlifting, weightlifting. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch (weightlifting), snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts.
The weight classes for men on ...
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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 Olympic weightlifting#Competition, weight class for the snatch (weightlifting), snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts.
The In ...
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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
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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)
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World record progression men's weightlifting
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World record progression men's weightlifting (1998–2018)
This is a list of world records progression in Olympic weightlifting, men's weightlifting from 1998 to 2018. These records are maintained in each Olympic weightlifting#Competition, weight class for the snatch (weightlifting), snatch lift, clean an ...
References
External links
World Para PowerliftingWorld RecordsWeightlifting Platform
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* /results
* /live-results
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 competitive strength athletics, strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: Squat (exercise), squat, bench press, and deadlift. As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athle ...
Powerlifting