Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Powerlifting at the XIII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Powerlifting
Venue	Beihang University Gymnasium
Dates	9–16 September 2008

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

Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics 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.

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

Qualification

There were 200 athletes (120 male, 80 female) taking part in this sport.

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). 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.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	9	2	3	14
2	Egypt (EGY)	4	3	3	10
3	Nigeria (NGR)	2	3	1	6
4	Iran (IRI)	2	2	1	5
5	Mexico (MEX)	1	0	2	3
6	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	1	0	0	1
6	Ukraine (UKR)	1	0	0	1
8	Russia (RUS)	0	4	0	4
9	Iraq (IRQ)	0	1	1	2
9	Jordan (JOR)	0	1	1	2
9	Poland (POL)	0	1	1	2
12	Australia (AUS)	0	1	0	1
12	Greece (GRE)	0	1	0	1
12	United Arab Emirates (UAE)	0	1	0	1
15	Thailand (THA)	0	0	2	2
16	France (FRA)	0	0	1	1
16	Laos (LAO)	0	0	1	1
16	Malaysia (MAS)	0	0	1	1
16	South Korea (KOR)	0	0	1	1
16	Syria (SYR)	0	0	1	1
Total		20	20	20	60

Women's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
40 kg	Lidiya Solovyova Ukraine (UKR)	Cui Zhe China (CHN)	Laura Cerero Mexico (MEX)
44 kg	Xiao Cuijuan China (CHN)	Justyna Kozdryk Poland (POL)	Zeinab Sayed Oteify Egypt (EGY)
48 kg	Lucy Ogechukwu Ejike Nigeria (NGR)	Olesya Lafina Russia (RUS)	Souhad Ghazouani France (FRA)
52 kg	Amalia Perez Mexico (MEX)	Tamara Podpalnaya Russia (RUS)	Samkhoun Anon Thailand (THA)
56 kg	Fatma Omar Egypt (EGY)	Irina Kazantseva Russia (RUS)	Lee Chan Siow Malaysia (MAS)
60 kg	Bian Jianxin China (CHN)	Amal Mahmoud Osman Egypt (EGY)	Patience Aghimile Igbiti Nigeria (NGR)
67.5 kg	Fu Taoying China (CHN)	Amoge Victoria Nneji Nigeria (NGR)	Rasha Alshikh Syria (SYR)
75 kg	Lin Tzu-hui Chinese Taipei (TPE)	Randa Tageldin Mohamed Egypt (EGY)	Zhang Liping China (CHN)
82.5 kg	Heba Said Ahmed Egypt (EGY)	Zuo Jue China (CHN)	Perla Patricia Barcenas Mexico (MEX)
+82.5 kg	Li Ruifang China (CHN)	Grace Ebere Anozie Nigeria (NGR)	Nadia Mohamed Ali Egypt (EGY)

Men's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
48 kg	Ruel Ishaku Nigeria (NGR)	Omar Qarada Jordan (JOR)	Eay Simay Laos (LAO)
52 kg	Wu Guojing China (CHN)	Osama Elserngawy Egypt (EGY)	Narong Kasanun Thailand (THA)
56 kg	Sherif Othman Othman Egypt (EGY)	Rasool Mohsin Iraq (IRQ)	Jung Keum-Jong South Korea (KOR)
60 kg	Hamzeh Mohammadi Iran (IRI)	Ayrat Zakiev Russia (RUS)	Shaban Yehia Ibrahim Egypt (EGY)
67.5 kg	Metwaly Ibrahim Mathna Egypt (EGY)	Ali Hosseini Iran (IRI)	Wu Maoshun China (CHN)
75 kg	Liu Lei China (CHN)	Majid Farzin Iran (IRI)	Mu'taz Aljuneidi Jordan (JOR)
82.5 kg	Zhang Haidong China (CHN)	Pavlos Mamalos Greece (GRE)	Thaer Al-Ali Iraq (IRQ)
90 kg	Cai Huichao China (CHN)	Mohammed Khamiss Khalaf United Arab Emirates (UAE)	Ryszard Rogala Poland (POL)
100 kg	Qi Dong China (CHN)	Obioma Daleth Aligekwe Nigeria (NGR)	Ali Sadeghzadeh Iran (IRI)
+100 kg	Kazem Rajabi Iran (IRI)	Darren Gardiner Australia (AUS)	Li Bing China (CHN)

External links

• Official site of the 2008 Summer Paralympics