Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held at ExCeL London from 30 August to 5 September, with a maximum of 200 athletes (120 men and 80 women), competing in 20 events.[1] According to the classification rules of the International Federation for Powerlifting athletes which cannot participate in weightlifting events because of a physical impairment affecting their legs or hips are deemed eligible to compete in powerlifting events at the Paralympics.[2]

Powerlifting
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueExCeL London
Dates30 August – 5 September 2012
Competitors194 from 61 nations
ExCeL Exhibition Centre hosted the powerlifting competitions.

Events

There were twenty powerlifting events, corresponding to ten weight classes each for men and women.

  • Men's 48 kg
  • Men's 52 kg
  • Men's 56 kg
  • Men's 60 kg
  • Men's 67.5 kg
  • Men's 75 kg
  • Men's 82.5 kg
  • Men's 90 kg
  • Men's 100 kg
  • Men's +100 kg
  • Women's 40 kg
  • Women's 44 kg
  • Women's 48 kg
  • Women's 52 kg
  • Women's 56 kg
  • Women's 60 kg
  • Women's 67.5 kg
  • Women's 75 kg
  • Women's 82.5 kg
  • Women's +82.5 kg

Participating nations

There were 114 male and 80 female competitors.[3]

Medal summary

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Nigeria (NGR)65112
2 Egypt (EGY)43411
3 Iran (IRI)4116
4 China (CHN)36615
5 Turkey (TUR)1113
6 Mexico (MEX)1012
7 France (FRA)1001
8 Russia (RUS)0314
9 Iraq (IRQ)0101
10 Chinese Taipei (TPE)0011
 Great Britain (GBR)0011
 Greece (GRE)0011
 South Korea (KOR)0011
 Ukraine (UKR)0011
Totals (14 nations)20202060

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
40 kg
Nazmiye Muslu
 Turkey
Zhe Cui
 China
Zoe Newson
 Great Britain
44 kg
Ivory Nwokorie
 Nigeria
Çiğdem Dede
 Turkey
Lidiia Soloviova
 Ukraine
48 kg
Esther Oyema
 Nigeria
Olesya Lafina
 Russia
Shi Shanshan
 China
52 kg
Joy Onaolapo
 Nigeria
Tamara Podpalnaya
 Russia
Xiao Cuijuan
 China
56 kg
Fatma Omar
 Egypt
Lucy Ejike
 Nigeria
Özlem Becerikli
 Turkey
60 kg
Amalia Pérez
 Mexico
Yang Yan
 China
Amal Mahmoud
 Egypt
67.5 kg
Souhad Ghazouani
 France
Tan Yujiao
 China
Victoria Nneji
 Nigeria
75 kg
Fu Taoying
 China
Folashade Oluwafemiayo
 Nigeria
Lin Tzu-hui
 Chinese Taipei
82.5 kg
Loveline Obiji
 Nigeria
Randa Mahmoud
 Egypt
Xu Yanmei
 China
+82.5 kg
Grace Anozie
 Nigeria
Heba Ahmed
 Egypt
Perla Bárcenas
 Mexico

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
48 kg
Yakubu Adesokan
 Nigeria
Vladimir Balynetc
 Russia
Taha Abdelmagid
 Egypt
52 kg
Feng Qi
 China
Ikechukwu Obichukwu
 Nigeria
Vladimir Krivulya
 Russia
56 kg
Sherif Othman
 Egypt
Anthony Ulonnam
 Nigeria
Wang Jian
 China
60 kg
Nader Moradi
 Iran
Ifeanyi Nnajiofor
 Nigeria
Yang Quanxi
 China
67.5 kg
Liu Lei
 China
Rouhollah Rostami
 Iran
Shaaban Ibrahim
 Egypt
75 kg
Ali Hosseini
 Iran
Mohamed Elelfat
 Egypt
Hu Peng
 China
82.5 kg
Majid Farzin
 Iran
Gu Xiaofei
 China
Metwaly Mathana
 Egypt
90 kg
Hany Abdelhady
 Egypt
Cai Huichao
 China
Pavlos Mamalos
 Greece
100 kg
Mohamed Eldib
 Egypt
Qi Dong
 China
Ali Sadeghzadeh
 Iran
+100 kg
Siamand Rahman
 Iran
Faris Al-Ajeeli
 Iraq
Chun Keun-bae
 South Korea

References

  1. "Powerlifting - About". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  2. "Powerlifting - Classification". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  3. "Powerlifting - Athletes". London 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
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