Powerlifting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
# Powerlifting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Powerlifting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics did not have disability categories. There was a requirement for a minimum level of physical disability, which may have been caused by amputation, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries or various other specified conditions. The only classification was by body weight. The event was staged in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall.

## Participating countries

* Algeria (2)
* Armenia (1)
* Australia (4)
* Azerbaijan (1)
* Bahrain (2)
* Belarus (3)
* Benin (1)
* Brazil (2)
* Bulgaria (3)
* Canada (1)
* Cape Verde (1)
* Central African Republic (1)
* China (19)
* Chinese Taipei (3)
* Ivory Coast (1)
* Cuba (2)
* Ecuador (3)
* Egypt (16)
* Estonia (1)
* France (3)
* Germany (2)
* Great Britain (5)
* Greece (7)
* Hungary (2)
* India (2)
* Iran (8)
* Iraq (4)
* Japan (1)
* Jordan (3)
* Kazakhstan (1)
* Kenya (1)
* Kuwait (1)
* Kyrgyzstan (3)
* Libya (2)
* Lithuania (1)
* Malaysia (8)
* Mexico (8)
* Moldova (1)
* Morocco (4)
* Namibia (1)
* New Zealand (1)
* Nigeria (10)
* Norway (1)
* Oman (2)
* Peru (1)
* Philippines (2)
* Poland (10)
* Qatar (1)
* Romania (1)
* Russia (7)
* Saudi Arabia (4)
* Slovakia (4)
* South Korea (9)
* Spain (1)
* Sri Lanka (1)
* Syria (5)
* Tajikistan (1)
* Thailand (4)
* Turkey (2)
* Turkmenistan (4)
* Uganda (1)
* Ukraine (7)
* United Arab Emirates (1)
* United States (3)
* Uzbekistan (1)
* Venezuela (3)
* Vietnam (2)

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Egypt (EGY) | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 | Iran (IRI) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Nigeria (NGR) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Iraq (IRQ) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | France (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (18 entries) | Totals (18 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |

## Medal summary

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| 48 kg details | Morteza Dashti Iran | Thongsa Marasri Thailand | Ruel Ishaku Nigeria |
| 52 kg details | Osama El Serngawy Egypt | Wu Guojing China | Gholam Hossein Chaltoukkar Iran |
| 56 kg details | Jian Wang China | Ahmed Ahmed Egypt | Rajinder Singh Rahelu India |
| 60 kg details | Shaban Ibrahim Egypt | Keum Jong Jung South Korea | Yu Jian China |
| 67.5 kg details | Metwaly Mathna Egypt | Wu Maoshun China | Hamzeh Mohammadi Iran |
| 75 kg details | Hai Dong Zhang China | El Sayed Abd Elaal Egypt | Reza Boroumand Iran |
| 82.5 kg details | Mohammed Khamis Khalaf United Arab Emirates | Mostafa Hamed Egypt | Thaair Hussin Iraq |
| 90 kg details | Jong Chul Park South Korea | Ryszard Rogala Poland | Ya Dong Wu China |
| 100 kg details | Kazem Rajabi Iran | Solomon Ikechukwu Amarakuo Nigeria | Li Bing China |
| +100 kg details | Faris Abed Iraq | Darren Gardiner Australia | Csaba Szavai Hungary |

Note - Habibollah Mousavi Gold medallist in +100 kg was disqualified after a positive doping test.

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| 40 kg details | Lidiya Solovyova Ukraine | Ijeoma John Nigeria | Laura Cerero Gabriel Mexico |
| 44 kg details | Lucy Ogechukwu Ejike Nigeria | Gihan El-Aziz Baioumy Egypt | Xiao Cuijuan China |
| 48 kg details | Bian Jianxin China | Amalia Perez Vazquez Mexico | Olena Kiseolar Ukraine |
| 52 kg details | Tamara Podpalnaya Russia | Abir Nail Egypt | Yan Yang China |
| 56 kg details | Fatma Omar Egypt | Aghimile Patience Igbiti Nigeria | Zhenling Huo China |
| 60 kg details | Taoying Fu China | Souhad Ghazouani France | Amany Aly Egypt |
| 67.5 kg details | Heba Ahmed Egypt | Li Ping Zhang China | Catalina Diaz Vilchis Mexico |
| 75 kg details | Lin Tzu-hui Chinese Taipei | Mingxia Zhu China | Kike Adedeji Ogunbamowo Nigeria |
| 82.5 kg details | Emma Brown Great Britain | Carine Burgy France | Hend Abd Elaty Egypt |
| +82.5 kg details | Rui Fang Li China | Nadia Fekry Egypt | Ebere Grace Anozie Nigeria |
