Powerlifting
at the XII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Powerlifting
VenueNikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall
Dates20–27 September
Competitors229 from 69 nations

Powerlifting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics did not have disability categories. There was a requirement for a minimum level of physical disability, which may have been caused by amputation, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries or various other specified conditions. The only classification was by body weight. The event was staged in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall.[1][2]

Participating countries

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Egypt (EGY)56213
2 China (CHN)54615
3 Iran (IRI)2035
4 Nigeria (NGR)1337
5 South Korea (KOR)1102
6 Iraq (IRQ)1012
 Ukraine (UKR)1012
8 Chinese Taipei (TPE)1001
 Great Britain (GBR)1001
 Russia (RUS)1001
 United Arab Emirates (UAE)1001
12 France (FRA)0202
13 Mexico (MEX)0123
14 Australia (AUS)0101
 Poland (POL)0101
 Thailand (THA)0101
17 Hungary (HUN)0011
 India (IND)0011
Totals (18 entries)20202060

Medal summary

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
48 kg

Morteza Dashti
 Iran
Thongsa Marasri
 Thailand
Ruel Ishaku
 Nigeria
52 kg

Osama El Serngawy
 Egypt
Wu Guojing
 China
Gholam Hossein Chaltoukkar
 Iran
56 kg

Jian Wang
 China
Ahmed Ahmed
 Egypt
Rajinder Singh Rahelu
 India
60 kg

Shaban Ibrahim
 Egypt
Keum Jong Jung
 South Korea
Yu Jian
 China
67.5 kg

Metwaly Mathna
 Egypt
Wu Maoshun
 China
Hamzeh Mohammadi
 Iran
75 kg

Hai Dong Zhang
 China
El Sayed Abd Elaal
 Egypt
Reza Boroumand
 Iran
82.5 kg

Mohammed Khamis Khalaf
 United Arab Emirates
Mostafa Hamed
 Egypt
Thaair Hussin
 Iraq
90 kg

Jong Chul Park
 South Korea
Ryszard Rogala
 Poland
Ya Dong Wu
 China
100 kg

Kazem Rajabi
 Iran
Solomon Ikechukwu Amarakuo
 Nigeria
Li Bing
 China
+100 kg

Faris Abed
 Iraq
Darren Gardiner
 Australia
Csaba Szavai
 Hungary

Note - Habibollah Mousavi Gold medallist in +100 kg was disqualified after a positive doping test.[3]

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
40 kg

Lidiya Solovyova
 Ukraine
Ijeoma John
 Nigeria
Laura Cerero Gabriel
 Mexico
44 kg

Lucy Ogechukwu Ejike
 Nigeria
Gihan El-Aziz Baioumy
 Egypt
Xiao Cuijuan
 China
48 kg

Bian Jianxin
 China
Amalia Perez Vazquez
 Mexico
Olena Kiseolar
 Ukraine
52 kg

Tamara Podpalnaya
 Russia
Abir Nail
 Egypt
Yan Yang
 China
56 kg

Fatma Omar
 Egypt
Aghimile Patience Igbiti
 Nigeria
Zhenling Huo
 China
60 kg

Taoying Fu
 China
Souhad Ghazouani
 France
Amany Aly
 Egypt
67.5 kg

Heba Ahmed
 Egypt
Li Ping Zhang
 China
Catalina Diaz Vilchis
 Mexico
75 kg

Lin Tzu-hui
 Chinese Taipei
Mingxia Zhu
 China
Kike Adedeji Ogunbamowo
 Nigeria
82.5 kg

Emma Brown
 Great Britain
Carine Burgy
 France
Hend Abd Elaty
 Egypt
+82.5 kg

Rui Fang Li
 China
Nadia Fekry
 Egypt
Ebere Grace Anozie
 Nigeria

See also

References

  1. "Schedule & Results - Powerlifting". Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 March 2006. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  2. "Medallists: Athens 2004 Paralympic Games: Powerlifting". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  3. "Further Adverse Analytical Findings from Athens Confirmed". International Paralympic Committee Website. 15 November 2004. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
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