Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Powerlifting
at the XIV Paralympic Games
VenueExCeL London
Dates30 August – 5 September
Competitors194 from 61 nations
2008
2016
ExCeL Exhibition Centre hosted the powerlifting competitions.

Powerlifting at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held at ExCeL London from 30 August to 5 September, with a maximum of 200 athletes (120 men and 80 women), competing in 20 events.[1] According to the classification rules of the International Federation for Powerlifting athletes which cannot participate in weightlifting events because of a physical impairment affecting their legs or hips are deemed eligible to compete in powerlifting events at the Paralympics.[2]

  1. ^ "Powerlifting - About". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Powerlifting - Classification". LOCOG. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.