Powerlifting at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
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.svg.png) Paralympic Powerlifting |
Powerlifting at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of ten men's events.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
.svg.png){kind=small} South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Poland (POL) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Iran (IRI) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Forty-five other counties also competed in this sport.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 48 kg | Jung Yong Kwak South Korea (KOR) |
Abraham Obaretin Nigeria (NGR) |
Anthony Peddle Great Britain (GBR) |
| Men's 52 kg | Keum Jong Jung South Korea (KOR) |
Jian Wang China (CHN) |
Johnson Sulola Nigeria (NGR) |
| Men's 56 kg | Gomma G. Ahmed Egypt (EGY) |
Fereydoun Karimipour Iran (IRI) |
Sang Jin Yoon South Korea (KOR) |
| Men's 60 kg | Monday Emoghavwe Nigeria (NGR) |
Metwaly Mathna Egypt (EGY) |
Allahbakhsh Akbari Iran (IRI) |
| Men's 67.5 kg | Hai Dong Zhang China (CHN) |
Emadeldin Mohamed Egypt (EGY) |
Zeinal Siavoshani Iran (IRI) |
| Men's 75 kg | Ryszard Fornalczyk Poland (POL) |
Jong Park South Korea (KOR) |
Abd Elmonem Farag Egypt (EGY) |
| Men's 82.5 kg | Bernd Vogel Germany (GER) |
Mostafa Hamed Egypt (EGY) |
Jiahua Zhou China (CHN) |
| Men's 90 kg | Ryszard Tomaszewski Poland (POL) |
Brian McNicholl Australia (AUS) |
Frank Gyland Norway (NOR) |
| Men's 100 kg | Zhiqiang Luo China (CHN) |
Sherif Bakr Egypt (EGY) |
Patrick Akutaekwe Nigeria (NGR) |
| Men's +100 kg | Kim Brownfield United States (USA) |
Leszek Hallmann Poland (POL) |
Pernell Cooper United States (USA) |
References
- Powerlifting at the 1996 - Atlanta Paralympics on paralympic.org
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