Para powerlifting at the 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
Games Year Host city Host country Best nation
XVII2002Manchester England Nigeria
XVIII2006Melbourne Australia Nigeria
XIX2010Delhi India Nigeria
XX2014Glasgow Scotland Nigeria
XXI2018Gold Coast Australia Nigeria
XXII2022Birmingham England

All-time medal table

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

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Nigeria (NGR)84012
2 England (ENG)0235
3 India (IND)0123
4 Malaysia (MAS)0112
5 Kenya (KEN)0011
Totals (5 nations)88723

References
  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.
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