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 |
 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 |
Abraham Obaretin Nigeria |
Anthony Peddle Great Britain |
| Men's 52 kg | Keum Jong Jung South Korea |
Jian Wang China |
Johnson Sulola Nigeria |
| Men's 56 kg | Gomma G. Ahmed Egypt |
Fereydoun Karimipour Iran |
Sang Jin Yoon South Korea |
| Men's 60 kg | Monday Emoghavwe Nigeria |
Metwaly Mathna Egypt |
Allahbakhsh Akbari Iran |
| Men's 67.5 kg | Hai Dong Zhang China |
Emadeldin Mohamed Egypt |
Zeinal Siavoshani Iran |
| Men's 75 kg | Ryszard Fornalczyk Poland |
Jong Park South Korea |
Abd Elmonem Farag Egypt |
| Men's 82.5 kg | Bernd Vogel Germany |
Mostafa Hamed Egypt |
Jiahua Zhou China |
| Men's 90 kg | Ryszard Tomaszewski Poland |
Brian McNicholl Australia |
Frank Gyland Norway |
| Men's 100 kg | Zhiqiang Luo China |
Sherif Bakr Egypt |
Patrick Akutaekwe Nigeria |
| Men's +100 kg | Kim Brownfield United States |
Leszek Hallmann Poland |
Pernell Cooper United States |
References
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