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Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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Powerlifting
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenueBeihang University Gymnasium
Dates9–16 September
2004
2012

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

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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 countries

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There were 203 athletes (121 male, 82 female) from 74 nations taking part in this sport.

Medal summary

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Medal table

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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.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)92314
2 Egypt (EGY)43310
3 Nigeria (NGR)2316
4 Iran (IRI)2215
5 Mexico (MEX)1023
6 Chinese Taipei (TPE)1001
 Ukraine (UKR)1001
8 Russia (RUS)0404
9 Iraq (IRQ)0112
 Jordan (JOR)0112
 Poland (POL)0112
12 Australia (AUS)0101
 Greece (GRE)0101
 United Arab Emirates (UAE)0101
15 Thailand (THA)0022
16 France (FRA)0011
 Laos (LAO)0011
 Malaysia (MAS)0011
 South Korea (KOR)0011
 Syria (SYR)0011
Totals (20 entries)20202060

Women's events

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

Men's events

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

References

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  • "Schedules and Results - Powerlifting". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 2008-10-18. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
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