# Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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

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

There were 203 athletes (121 male, 82 female) from 74 nations taking part in this sport.
* Afghanistan (1)
* Armenia (1)
* Australia (3)
* Azerbaijan (3)
* Bahrain (1)
* Benin (1)
* Brazil (4)
* Bulgaria (2)
* China (16)
* Chinese Taipei (3)
* Colombia (1)
* Cuba (2)
* Czech Republic (1)
* Ecuador (2)
* Egypt (14)
* Finland (2)
* France (4)
* Georgia (1)
* Germany (1)
* Great Britain (4)
* Greece (5)
* Haiti (1)
* Hong Kong (1)
* Hungary (2)
* Iceland (1)
* India (2)
* Indonesia (1)
* Iran (7)
* Iraq (7)
* Ivory Coast (1)
* Japan (1)
* Jordan (4)
* Kazakhstan (1)
* Kenya (1)
* Kuwait (1)
* Kyrgyzstan (1)
* Laos (1)
* Latvia (1)
* Libya (1)
* Malaysia (4)
* Mexico (6)
* Moldova (1)
* Morocco (4)
* New Zealand (1)
* Niger (1)
* Nigeria (8)
* Oman (1)
* Pakistan (1)
* Peru (1)
* Philippines (1)
* Poland (10)
* Qatar (1)
* Romania (1)
* Russia (9)
* Saudi Arabia (1)
* Slovakia (2)
* South Africa (1)
* South Korea (4)
* Spain (1)
* Sri Lanka (1)
* Syria (4)
* Tajikistan (1)
* Thailand (7)
* Timor-Leste (1)
* Turkey (3)
* Turkmenistan (3)
* Uganda (1)
* Ukraine (7)
* United Arab Emirates (1)
* United States (2)
* Uzbekistan (1)
* Vanuatu (1)
* Venezuela (2)
* Vietnam (3)

## Medal summary
### Medal table

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.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 9 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Egypt (EGY) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Nigeria (NGR) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Iran (IRI) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Laos (LAO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Syria (SYR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (20 entries) | Totals (20 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |

### Women's events

| 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

| 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 |