Para powerlifting at the Commonwealth Games

Sport at quadrennial Commonwealth Games

Para powerlifting is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games.[1] It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since 2002 (with core sport status through 2022), though it was initially held as part of the weightlifting competitions; in contrast to other parasports, it is categorised separately since the able-bodied equivalent is not a Games sport.

The sport made its debut as a single openweight competition for men in 2002; a women's openweight competition followed in 2010, and each gender has contested 2 weight classes since 2014. Nigeria has been the dominant nation in this sport, winning every single gold medal across five Games (and all medals awarded at Delhi 2010).[2]

## Editions

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Games  | Year  | Host city  | Host country  | Best nation

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XVII | 2002 | Manchester |  England |  Nigeria
XVIII | 2006 | Melbourne |  Australia |  Nigeria
XIX | 2010 | Delhi |  India |  Nigeria
XX | 2014 | Glasgow |  Scotland |  Nigeria
XXI | 2018 | Gold Coast |  Australia |  Nigeria
XXII | 2022 | Birmingham |  England |  Nigeria

## All-time medal table

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Updated after 2022 Commonwealth Games

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Nigeria| 9| 6| 1| 16
2|  England| 1| 4| 3| 8
3|  India| 1| 1| 2| 4
4|  Malaysia| 1| 1| 1| 3
5|  Kenya| 0| 0| 2| 2
6|  Australia| 0| 0| 1| 1
Scotland| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (7 entries)| 12| 12| 11| 35

*Note : Medals awarded in Games before 2014 were allocated to weightlifting and are not included.

## Games records

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Category  | Record  | Athlete  | Nation  | Date  | Games  | Place  | Ref

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Men's lightweight  | 154.6 pts  | Bonnie Bunyau Gustin |  Malaysia  | 4 August 2022  | 2022 Games |  Birmingham, England  | [3]
Men's heavyweight  | 134.5 pts  | Sudhir |  India  | 4 August 2022  | 2022 Games |  Birmingham, England  | [4]
Women's lightweight  | 107.8 pts  | Standard
Women's heavyweight  | 123.4 pts  | Folashade Oluwafemiayo |  Nigeria  | 4 August 2022  | 2022 Games |  Birmingham, England  | [5]

## References

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1. ^ Constitutional Documents of the Commonwealth Games Federation (PDF). Commonwealth Sport. October 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
2. ^ Coleman-Heard, Rory (10 April 2018). "Commonwealth Games 2018: Nigeria's incredible reign continues in the para powerlifting". PerthNow. Seven West Media. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
3. ^ "Para Powerlifting – Men's Lightweight – Final Results" (PDF). BOCCG. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
4. ^ "Para Powerlifting – Men's Heavyweight – Final Results" (PDF). BOCCG. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
5. ^ "Para Powerlifting – Women's Heavyweight – Final Results" (PDF). BOCCG. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.

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Para powerlifting at the Commonwealth Games

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