Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
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| Powerlifting at the XIV Paralympic Games | |
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| Venue | ExCeL London |
| Dates | 30 August – 5 September 2012 |
| Competitors | 194 from 61 nations |
| Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | ||
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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 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]
There were twenty powerlifting events, corresponding to ten weight classes each for men and women.
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