2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships

6th IPC Powerlifting World Championships
Host cityDubai, United Arab Emirates
Nations60
Athletes330+
Events20
Dates5–11 April
Main venueDubai Club for the Disabled

The 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships was a competition for male and female athletes with a disability. With 360 competitors from over 60 countries, the event surpassed the number of entrants of the 2012 Summer Paralympics of London. It was held in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and ran from 5 to 11 April. The event was held in the Dubai Club for the Disabled.

The 2014 edition became the final event branded as the "IPC Powerlifting World Championships". On 30 November 2016, the International Paralympic Committee, which serves as the international federation for 10 disability sports, including powerlifting, adopted the "World Para" brand for all 10 sports. The world championship events in all of these sports were immediately rebranded as "World Para" championships. Accordingly, future IPC powerlifting championships will be known as "World Para Powerlifting Championships".[1]

Competition

The 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships was the sixth championship in its series, and the second hosted by Dubai. Held at the Dubai Club for the Disabled, the competition was attended by more than 330 athletes representing 60 countries, surpassing the number of entrants for the 2012 Summer Paralympics held in London.[2][3] Twenty lifting events were contested, with ten categories for both female and male competitors. Medals were given for first, second and third place.

Five countries dominated the results: Nigeria, Egypt, China, Iran and Russia. These five countries took home 41 of the total 60 medals, including 14 golds. Although Egypt led the medal table from day three, Nigeria finished atop the table with five golds after Precious Orji won the final women's event, the over 86 kg category. Egypt won the most medals at the competition, with a total of 12, followed by Russia with 9.[4]

Over the 20 events, 15 world records were equaled or surpassed.[5] Some events saw world records broken multiple times, including both heaviest categories. Precious Orji broke her own world record three times to eventually lift 151 kg, while in the men's event Siamand Rahman of Iran broke his own world record three times lifting 285.5 kg.[6] In the lower weights Egypt's Sherif Othman, in the -54 kg category, surpassed the old world record of 181 kg four times, finishing with a lift of 205 kg.[7]

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Nigeria (NGR)5117
2 Egypt (EGY)46212
3 China (CHN)3227
4 Iran (IRN)1506
5 Russia (RUS)1269
6 Ukraine (UKR)1102
7 Chinese Taipei (TPE)1001
Great Britain (GBR)1001
Greece (GRE)1001
Jordan (JOR)1001
Turkey (TUR)1001
12 Mexico (MEX)0123
13 Poland (POL)0112
14 Vietnam (VIE)0101
15 Iraq (IRQ)0022
16 Azerbaijan (AZE)0011
Brazil (BRA)0011
Indonesia (INA)0011
Netherlands (NED)0011
Totals (19 entries)20202060

Schedule

 ●  Opening ceremony     Events  ●  Closing ceremony
Date April → 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Up to 41 kg Women
Final
Up to 45 kg Women
Final
Up to 49 kg Men
Final
Up to 50 kg Women
Final
Up to 54 kg Men
Final
Up to 55 kg Women
Final
Up to 59 kg Men
Final
Up to 61 kg Women
Final
Up to 65 kg Men
Final
Up to 67 kg Women
Final
Up to 72 kg Men
Final
Up to 73 kg Women
Final
Up to 79 kg Women
Final
Up to 80 kg Men
Final
Up to 86 kg Women
Final
Over 86 kg Women
Final
Up to 88 kg Men
Final
Up to 97 kg Men
Final
Up to 107 kg Men
Final
Over 107 kg Men
Final

Medalists

Men

Class Gold Silver Bronze
Up to 49 kg Yakubu Adesokan
Nigeria
Lê Văn Công
Vietnam
Vladimir Balynetc
Russia
Up to 54 kg Sherif Othman
Egypt
Vladimir Krivulya
Russia
Feng Qi
China
Up to 59 kg Ali Jawad
United Kingdom
Hamzeh Mohammadi
Iran
Anthony Ulonnam
Nigeria
Up to 65 kg Liu Lei
China
Ayrat Zakiev
Russia
Shaaban Ibrahim
Egypt
Up to 72 kg Mohamed Elelfat
Egypt
Rouhollah Rostami
Iran
Sergei Sychev
Russia
Up to 80 kg Gu Xiaofei
China
Metwaly Mathana
Egypt
Wawrzyniec Latus
Poland
Up to 88 kg Mutaz Zakaria Aljuneidi
Jordan
Hamed Solhipour
Iran
Jose de Jesus Castillo
Mexico
Up to 97 kg Abdulazeez Ibrahim
Nigeria
Mohamed Eldib
Egypt
Thaer Al-Ali
Iraq
Up to 107 kg Pavlos Mamalos
Greece
Ali Sadeghzadeh
Iran
Elshan Huseynov
Azerbaijan
Over 107 kg Siamand Rahman
Iran
Mansour Pourmirzaei
Iran
Faris Al-Ajeeli
Iraq

Women

Class Gold Silver Bronze
Up to 41 kg Nazmiye Muslu
Turkey
Cui Zhe
China
Ni Nengah Widiasih
Indonesia
Up to 45 kg Rayisa Toporkova
Ukraine
Justyna Kozdryk
Poland
Laura Cerero
Mexico
Up to 50 kg Olesya Lafina
Russia
Lidiia Soloviova
Ukraine
Gihan Abdelaziz
Egypt
Up to 55 kg Esther Oyema
Nigeria
Shi Shanshan
China
Anastasia Khonina
Russia
Up to 61 kg Fatma Omar
Egypt
Amalia Perez
Mexico
Yang Yan
China
Up to 67 kg Tan Yujiao
China
Amal Mahmoud
Egypt
Kheda Berieva
Russia
Up to 73 kg Ijeoma Iherobiem
Nigeria
Amany Ali
Egypt
Vera Muratova
Russia
Up to 79 kg Lin Tzu-hui
Chinese Taipei
Geehan Hussan
Egypt
Márcia Cristina Menezes
Brazil
Up to 86 kg Randa Mahmoud
Egypt
Loveline Obiji
Nigeria
Olga Kiseleva
Russia
Over 86 kg Josephine Orji
Nigeria
Nadia Ali
Egypt
Melaica Tuinfort
Netherlands

Team Rankings

  • Men : 1- IRI 67 2- EGY 65 3- CHN 61
  • Women : 1- EGY 68 2- CHN 62 3- RUS 58

References

  1. ^ "The IPC to rebrand the 10 sports it acts as International Federation for" (Press release). International Paralympic Committee. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Dubai 2014". paralympic.org. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Biggest ever powerlifting worlds set to begin". paralympic.org. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Detailed Medal Standings". paralympic.org. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Sport - Schedule". paralympic.org. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Rahman proves he is the world's strongest Paralympian at 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships". powerliftingwatch.com. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Othman breaks record four times on way to title". paralympic.org. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.