World Para Powerlifting Championships
The World Para Powerlifting Championships, known before 30 November 2016 as the IPC Powerlifting World Championships, is an event organized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Competitors with a physical disability compete, and in a few events athletes with an intellectual disability compete. First held in 1994, the competition was held every four years.[1] Since 2017, it is held every two years. The competitions are also part of the qualification process to compete at the Summer Paralympics.
| Sport | Para Powerlifting |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| Continent | International (IPC) |
| TV partner(s) | https://www.paralympic.org/powerlifting |
The first IPC Powerlifting World Championships were held in Uppsala, Sweden in 1994.[1] On 30 November 2016, the IPC, which serves as the international federation for 10 disability sports, including powerlifting, adopted the "World Para" brand for all 10 sports. The world championship events in all of these sports were immediately rebranded as "World Para" championships.[2]
Editions
- Senior: All Editions
- Junior (U20): 2002 or 2006-2021
- Team Events: Since 2019
- Rookie (14-17): Since 2023
- Next Gen (18-20): Since 2023
- Legend (+45): Since 2023
- 1994-2021: Medal awarded in Best Lifts.
- 2023-Ongoing: Medal awarded in Best and Total Lifts.
| Edition | Year | Host City | Host Country | Dates | Most Golds | Events | Athletes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1994 () | Uppsala |  Sweden |
10 | 137 | ||
| 2 | 1998 () | Dubai |  United Arab Emirates |
20 | 269 | ||
| 3 | 2002 () | Kuala Lumpur |  Malaysia |
20 | 234 | ||
| 4 | 2006 () | Busan |  South Korea |
3 – 11 May |  China |
20 | 300 |
| 5 | 2010 () | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia |
25 – 31 July |  Egypt |
20 | 292 |
| 6 | 2014 () | Dubai | United Arab Emirates |
5 – 11 April |  Nigeria |
20 | 330 |
| 7 | 2017 () | Mexico City |  Mexico |
2 – 8 December | China |
20 | 333 |
| 8 | 2019 () | Nur-Sultan |  Kazakhstan |
12 – 20 July | China |
20 | 430 |
| 9 | 2021 () | Tbilisi |  Georgia |
27 November – 5 December | China |
20 | 437 |
| 10 | 2023 () | Dubai | United Arab Emirates |
22 – 30 August | China |
20 | 471 |
| 11 | 2025 () | Cairo | Egypt |
Medals
Seniors Best (2010-2021)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 23 | 22 | 15 | 60 |
| 2 | Egypt (EGY) | 19 | 12 | 15 | 46 |
| 3 | Nigeria (NGR) | 16 | 8 | 7 | 31 |
| 4 |  Iran (IRI) | 13 | 17 | 5 | 35 |
| 5 |  Russia (RUS) | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 |
| 6 |  Jordan (JOR) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 8 | Mexico (MEX) | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 9 |  Turkey (TUR) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 |  France (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Malaysia (MAS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Vietnam (VIE) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 |  Mongolia (MGL) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 |  Greece (GRE) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 |  Algeria (ALG) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 |  Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 20 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 21 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 |  Libya (LBA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 24 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 El Salvador (ESA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 30 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Chile (CHI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 34 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Syria (SYR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (37 entries) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 300 | |
Seniors Total (2023)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 8 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Nigeria (NGR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Iran (IRI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Malaysia (MAS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | India (IND) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordan (JOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Colombia (COL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Chile (CHI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| El Salvador (ESA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 | Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 23 | Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Syria (SYR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (29 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
Mixed Team (2019-2021)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile (CHI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Juniors (2021)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Mexico (MEX) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Iraq (IRQ) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Algeria (ALG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Iran (IRI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | 15 | 8 | 7 | 30 | |
References
- "Dubai 2014: History". paralympic.org. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- "The IPC to rebrand the 10 sports it acts as International Federation for" (Press release). International Paralympic Committee. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.