Weightlifting at the Summer Paralympics was introduced at the 1964 Games. Starting with the 1984 Games, separate competitions were held in the sports of weightlifting and powerlifting. Weightlifting made its final appearance at the 1992 Games, after which only powerlifting competitions were held.[1]
| Weightlifting at the Summer Paralympics | |
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| Events | 5 (men) |
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Summary
edit| Games | Year | Events | Best Nation | |
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| 2 | 1964 | 4 |  Great Britain
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| 3 | 1968 | 4 | Great Britain /  France
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| 4 | 1972 | 6 | France
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| 5 | 1976 | 6 |  United States
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| 6 | 1980 | 11 |  Sweden
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| 7 | 1984 | 15 | Sweden
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| 8 | 1988 | 7 |  Poland
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| 9 | 1992 | 5 | United States
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Powerlifting - About the Sport". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-20.