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]
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Venue | ExCeL London |
Dates | 30 August – 5 September 2012 |
Competitors | 194 from 61 nations |
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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 | |
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ExCeL Exhibition Centre hosted the powerlifting competitions.
Events
There were twenty powerlifting events, corresponding to ten weight classes each for men and women.
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Participating nations
There were 114 male and 80 female competitors.[3]
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Medal summary
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (14 nations) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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40 kg |
Nazmiye Muslu![]() |
Zhe Cui![]() |
Zoe Newson![]() |
44 kg |
Ivory Nwokorie![]() |
Çiğdem Dede![]() |
Lidiia Soloviova![]() |
48 kg |
Esther Oyema![]() |
Olesya Lafina![]() |
Shi Shanshan![]() |
52 kg |
Joy Onaolapo![]() |
Tamara Podpalnaya![]() |
Xiao Cuijuan![]() |
56 kg |
Fatma Omar![]() |
Lucy Ejike![]() |
Özlem Becerikli![]() |
60 kg |
Amalia Pérez![]() |
Yang Yan![]() |
Amal Mahmoud![]() |
67.5 kg |
Souhad Ghazouani![]() |
Tan Yujiao![]() |
Victoria Nneji![]() |
75 kg |
Fu Taoying![]() |
Folashade Oluwafemiayo![]() |
Lin Tzu-hui![]() |
82.5 kg |
Loveline Obiji![]() |
Randa Mahmoud![]() |
Xu Yanmei![]() |
+82.5 kg |
Grace Anozie![]() |
Heba Ahmed![]() |
Perla Bárcenas![]() |
Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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48 kg |
Yakubu Adesokan![]() |
Vladimir Balynetc![]() |
Taha Abdelmagid![]() |
52 kg |
Feng Qi![]() |
Ikechukwu Obichukwu![]() |
Vladimir Krivulya![]() |
56 kg |
Sherif Othman![]() |
Anthony Ulonnam![]() |
Wang Jian![]() |
60 kg |
Nader Moradi![]() |
Ifeanyi Nnajiofor![]() |
Yang Quanxi![]() |
67.5 kg |
Liu Lei![]() |
Rouhollah Rostami![]() |
Shaaban Ibrahim![]() |
75 kg |
Ali Hosseini![]() |
Mohamed Elelfat![]() |
Hu Peng![]() |
82.5 kg |
Majid Farzin![]() |
Gu Xiaofei![]() |
Metwaly Mathana![]() |
90 kg |
Hany Abdelhady![]() |
Cai Huichao![]() |
Pavlos Mamalos![]() |
100 kg |
Mohamed Eldib![]() |
Qi Dong![]() |
Ali Sadeghzadeh![]() |
+100 kg |
Siamand Rahman![]() |
Faris Al-Ajeeli![]() |
Chun Keun-bae![]() |
References
- "Powerlifting - About". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- "Powerlifting - Classification". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- "Powerlifting - Athletes". London 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
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