Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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VenueRiocentro
Dates8–14 September 2016
Competitors180 (100 male, 80 female)
Powerlifting
at the XV Paralympic Games
VenueRiocentro
Dates8–14 September 2016
Competitors180 (100 male, 80 female)
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Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was held at Riocentro from September, with a maximum of 180 athletes (100 men and 80 women), competing in 20 events. 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.

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.

Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics - Weight Divisions
Men Women
49 kg 80 kg 41 kg 67 kg
54 kg 88 kg 45 kg 73 kg
59 kg 97 kg 50 kg 79 kg
65 kg 107 kg 55 kg 86 kg
72 kg +107 kg 61 kg +86 kg

Qualification

There were 120 male and 80 female competitors. The bulk of the quota places will be decided by reference to the IPC Powerlifting Rankings on 29 February 2016. Subject to a quota limit of one place per National Paralympic Committee, the top 8 ranked male, and top 6 ranked female athletes in each weight division will gain a quota place for their NPC. If they are the only lifter from their NPC in that list, that lifter shall gain the place; if an NPC has two or more lifters in quota place ranking position, the choice of lifter will be for the NPC from that number.[1]

Two further quota places per event will be awarded by the Bipartite Commission.[1]

The following is a summary of the qualification places at the 2016 Summer Paralympic Powerlifting event.

NPC Men Women Total
49 Kg 54 Kg 59 Kg 65 Kg 72 Kg 80 Kg 88 Kg 97 Kg 107 Kg +107 Kg 41 Kg 45 Kg 50 Kg 55 Kg 61 Kg 67 Kg 73 Kg 79 Kg 86 Kg +86 Kg
 Algeria X 1
 Azerbaijan X X X 3
 Brazil X X 2
 Chile X 1
 China X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 16
 Chinese Taipei X X 2
 Colombia X 1
 Ivory Coast X 1
 Egypt X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 16
 France X X 2
 Great Britain X X X X 4
 Greece X X X X X 5
 Hungary X 1
 India X 1
 Indonesia X 1
 Iran X X X X X 5
 Iraq X X 2
 Jordan X X X X X X 6
 Kazakhstan X 1
 Kyrgyzstan X X 2
 Malaysia X X 2
 Mexico X X X X X X 6
 Mongolia X 1
 Netherlands X 1
 Nigeria X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
 Poland X X X X X X X 7
 Russia X X X X X X X X X X X 11
 South Africa X 1
 South Korea X X X X 4
 Spain X 1
 Turkey X X X 3
 Turkmenistan X X 2
 Ukraine X X X X X X X X 8
 United Arab Emirates X X 2
 Uzbekistan X 1
 Vietnam X X X 3
Total NPCs 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 141

Schedule

OCOpening ceremony  ● Event finals CCClosing ceremony
September 2016 7
Wed		 8
Thu		 9
Fri		 10
Sat		 11
Sun		 12
Mon		 13
Tue		 14
Wed		 15
Thu		 16
Fri		 17
Sat		 18
Sun		 Gold
medals
Powerlifting OC • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • CC 20
Schedule at the Paralympic Games 2016 - Powerlifting*[2]
Date Medal events Date Medal events
8 September Men's 49 kg
Women's 41 kg		 12 September Men's 80 kg
Women's 73 kg
Women's 79 kg
9 September Men's 54 kg
Men's 59 kg
Women's 45 kg		 13 September Men's 88 kg
Men's 97 kg
Women's 86 kg
10 September Men's 65 kg
Women's 50 kg
Women's 55 kg		 14 September Men's 107 kg
Men's +107 kg
Women's +86 kg
11 September Men's 72 kg
Women's 61 kg
Women's 67 kg

Medal summary

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