View and enter all upcoming Para Powerlifting Australia events and competitions by clicking here.
View and enter all upcoming Para Powerlifting Australia events and competitions by clicking here.
Para Powerlifting is open to the athletes with a physical impairment. Athletes are required to submit medical reports and meet the minimum impairment criteria in order to compete. Eligibility is determined by trained Classifiers.
For more information on Eligible Impairments and Classification please see the Para Powerlifting Information Sheet (PDF – 84KB) – updated August 2024.
Athletes who have been nationally or internationally classified as per World Para Powerlifting’s Classification Rules or Paralympics Australia’s Classification Policy are automatically included in the Para Powerlifting Masterlist for Para Powerlifting in Australia.
Para Powerlifting is the ultimate test of upper body strength. Bench press is currently the only Para-powerlifting discipline contested at the Paralympic Games.
Para Powerlifting is open to the athletes with a physical impairment. They compete in men’s or women’s events by weight classes.
Athletes are given three attempts and the winner is the competitor who lifts the highest number of kilograms.
For more information on Para-powerlifting Eligibility and How to Get Involved please see the Para Powerlifting Information Sheet (PDF – 120KB) – updated Nov 2024.
Para Powerlifting Australia is pleased to announce the release of the Selection Policy for the 2026 Asia-Oceania Para Powerlifting Championships, to be held in Bangkok, Thailand from 7–12 April 2026.
Athletes wishing to be considered for selection must submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) by 16 February 2026, after reading the full selection criteria and the required Minimum Qualification Standards.
For any questions regarding the selection policy, please contact:
Kim Ellwood – Para Powerlifting – General Manager, Performance and Pathways
Below you’ll find the information related to the event:
Para Powerlifting Australia and Paralympics Australia are pleased to announce the release of the Para Powerlifting Nomination Policy for the 2026 Commonwealth Games, set to take place in Glasgow, Scotland, from 23 July to 2 August 2026.
This will be the fourth Commonwealth Games to be hosted in Scotland, following the 1970 and 1986 games in Edinburgh, and the 2024 Games in Glasgow.
For any questions regarding the 2026 Commonwealth Games and/or the nomination criteria, please contact Kim Ellwood, Para Powerlifting – General Manager, Performance and Pathways.
| Games | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARIS 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LONDON 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BEIJING 2008 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| ATHENS 2004 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SYDNEY 2000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| ATLANTA 1996 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| BARCELONA - MADRID 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SEOUL 1988 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Paralympics Australia
Paul Sealey
Para Powerlifting Performance Pathways Manager
[email protected]
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