title: Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Qualification
text: # Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Qualification
  
  This article details the qualifying phase for Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. The competition at these Games will comprise a total of 180 athletes coming from their respective NPCs; each has been allowed to enter a maximum of 16 (eight for men, eight for women, and in either case, one per division). 140 will be awarded places based on world rankings in 2016, while 40 are made available to NPCs through a Bipartite Commission Invitation.
  
  The top 8 men and top 6 women from the world rankings in each division earn a quota a place, always ensuring that the NPC is subjected to a limit of 1 lifter per division. If an NPC contains more than a single male athlete ranked in the top 8, or a single female in the top 6 of the world ranking list, the NPC can decide which of their athletes obtain the quota places
  
  ## Summary
  
  | NPC | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | NPC | 49 Kg | 54 Kg | 59 Kg | 65 Kg | 72 Kg | 80 Kg | 88 Kg | 97 Kg | 107 Kg | +107 Kg | 41 Kg | 45 Kg | 50 Kg | 55 Kg | 61 Kg | 67 Kg | 73 Kg | 79 Kg | 86 Kg | +86 Kg | Total |
  | Algeria | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | Azerbaijan | | | | X | | | | | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
  | Brazil | | X | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
  | Chile | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | China | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | X | X | X | X | X | X | | X | X | | 16 |
  | Chinese Taipei | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | X | | | 2 |
  | Colombia | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | Ivory Coast | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | Egypt | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | X | X | X | X | X | 16 |
  | France | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | 2 |
  | Great Britain | | | X | X | | | | | | | | X | | X | | | | | | | 4 |
  | Greece | | X | X | X | | | | | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
  | Hungary | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | India | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | Indonesia | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | Iran | | | | X | | | X | X | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
  | Iraq | | | | | X | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
  | Jordan | X | | | | X | | X | | X | X | | | | | | | | | X | | 6 |
  | Kazakhstan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | 1 |
  | Kyrgyzstan | | X | | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
  | Malaysia | | | | | | | | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
  | Mexico | | | | | | X | | X | | | | | X | X | | | | X | X | | 6 |
  | Mongolia | | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | Netherlands | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | 1 |
  | Nigeria | X | X | X | | X | X | X | X | | | X | X | | X | X | | X | X | X | X | 15 |
  | Poland | | | X | X | X | X | | | | | | X | | | X | | | | | X | 7 |
  | Russia | X | | X | | X | | | | | X | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 11 |
  | South Africa | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | 1 |
  | South Korea | X | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | X | | | | X | 4 |
  | Spain | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | Turkey | | | | | | X | | | | | X | | | | | X | | | | | 3 |
  | Turkmenistan | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | 2 |
  | Ukraine | | X | | | | | | X | | | X | X | X | X | X | | X | | | | 8 |
  | United Arab Emirates | | | | | | | X | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
  | Uzbekistan | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | Vietnam | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | 3 |
  | Total NPCs | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 141 |
  
  ## Men's events
  
  ### 49 Kg
  
  | Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Russia | Vladimir Balynetc |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Nigeria | Yakubu Adesokan |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Vietnam | Lê Văn Công |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Jordan | Omar Qarada |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | India | Farman Basha |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Hungary | Nandor Tunkel |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | South Korea | Choi Keun Jin |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | France | Patrick Ardon |
  | Invitational | 2 | | |
  | Total | 10 | | |
  
  ### 54 Kg
  
  | Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Nigeria | Roland Ezuruike |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Vietnam | Bihn An Nguyen |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Greece | Dimitrios Bakochristos |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | China | Wang Jian |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Ivory Coast | Alidou Diamoutene |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Brazil | Bruno Carra |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Ukraine | Sergii Khvalinskyi |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Kyrgyzstan | Esen Kaliev |
  | Invitational | 2 | | |
  | Total | 10 | | |
  
  ### 59 Kg
  
  | Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Egypt | Sherif Othman |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Great Britain | Ali Jawad |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Nigeria | Anthony Ulonnam |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Chile | Juan Carlos Garrido |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | China | Yang Quanxi |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Russia | Ildar Bedderdinov |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Poland | Mariusz Tomczyk |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Greece | Paschalis Kouloumoglou |
  | Invitational | 2 | | |
  | Total | 10 | | |
  
  ### 65 Kg
  
  | Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | China | Hu Peng |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Egypt | Shaaban Ibrahim |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Algeria | Hocine Bettir |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Iran | Hamzeh Mohammadi |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Great Britain | Micky Yule |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Poland | Grzegorz Lanzer |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Greece | Nikolaos Gkountanis |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Azerbaijan | Ahmad Razm Azar |
  | Invitational | 2 | | |
  | Total | 10 | | |
  
  ### 72 Kg
  
  | Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | China | Liu Lei |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Iraq | Rasool Mohsin |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Egypt | Mohamed Elelfat |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Jordan | Abdelkareem Mohmmad Khattab |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Russia | Sergei Sychev |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Nigeria | Nnamdi Innocent |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Turkmenistan | Sergey Meladze |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Poland | Marek Trykacz |
  | Invitational | 2 | | |
  | Total | 10 | | |
  
  ### 80 Kg
  
  | Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | China | Gu Xiaofei |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Egypt | Metwaly Mathana |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Colombia | Jainer Rafael Cantillo |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Mexico | Porfirio Arredondo |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Nigeria | Tolu-Lope Taiwo |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Poland | Wawrzyniec Latus |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Uzbekistan | Akhror Bozorov |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Turkey | Izzettin Kanat |
  | Invitational | 2 | | |
  | Total | 10 | | |
  
  ### 88 Kg
  
  | Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Egypt | Hany Abdelhady |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Iran | Seyedhamed Solhipouravanji |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Jordan | Mutaz Zakaria Aljuneidi |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | United Arab Emirates | Mohammed Khamis Khalaf |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | China | Ye Jixiong |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Mongolia | Sodnompiljee Enkhbayar |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Nigeria | Opeyemi Jegede |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Brazil | Evânio da Silva |
  | Invitational | 2 | | |
  | Total | 10 | | |
  
  ### 97 Kg
  
  | Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Egypt | Mohamed Eldib |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Nigeria | Abdulazeez Ibrahim |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | China | Qi Dong |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Mexico | José de Jesús Castillo |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Iran | Saman Razi |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Ukraine | Anton Kriukov |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Iraq | Thaer Al-Ali |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Malaysia | Jong Yee Khie |
  | Invitational | 2 | | |
  | Total | 10 | | |
  
  ### 107 Kg
  
  | Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Azerbaijan | Elshan Huseynov |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Greece | Pavlos Mamalos |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Iran | Ali Sadeghzadeshsalmani |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Egypt | Mohammed Elsayed |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | China | Cai Huichao |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Jordan | Haidarah Abdallah Alkawamleh |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Kyrgyzstan | Zhyrgalbek Orosbaev |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Malaysia | Md Saad Mohd Shahmil |
  | Invitational | 2 | | |
  | Total | 10 | | |
  
  ### +107 Kg
  
  | Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Iran | Siamand Rahman |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | South Korea | Chun Keun-bae |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Russia | Petr Filatov |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Egypt | Amr Mosaad |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Jordan | Jamil Elshebli |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Greece | Konstantinos Dimous |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | United Arab Emirates | Ahmed Khamis Albaloushi |
  | World Ranking List (as of Feb 29, 2016) | 8 | Azerbaijan | Maharram Aliyev |
  | Invitational | 2 | | |
  | Total | 10 | | |
  
  ## Women's events
  
  ### 41 Kg
  
  | Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Turkey | Nasmiye Muratli |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | China | Cui Zhe |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Nigeria | Jonah Ben |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Indonesia | Ni Nengah Widiasih |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Egypt | Nawal Ramadan |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Ukraine | Maryna Kopiika |
  | Invitational | 2 | | |
  | Total | 8 | | |
  
  ### 45 Kg
  
  | Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | China | Hu Dandan |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Nigeria | Latifat Tijani |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Egypt | Zeinab Oteify |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Poland | Justyna Kozdryk |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Ukraine | Rayisa Toporkova |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Great Britain | Zoe Newson |
  | Invitational | 2 | | |
  | Total | 8 | | |
  
  ### 50 Kg
  
  | Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Ukraine | Lidiia Soloviova |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | China | Shi Shanshan |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Egypt | Rehab Ahmed |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Spain | Loida Zabala Ollero |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Vietnam | Dang Thi Linh Phuong |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Mexico | Rosaura Rodríguez |
  | Invitational | 2 | | |
  | Total | 8 | | |
  
  ### 55 Kg
  
  | Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Nigeria | Esther Oyema |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | China | Xiao Cuijuan |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Mexico | Amalia Pérez |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Russia | Tamara Podpalnaya |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Ukraine | Mariana Shevchuk |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Great Britain | Natalie Blake |
  | Invitational | 2 | | |
  | Total | 8 | | |
  
  ### 61 Kg
  
  | Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Nigeria | Lucy Ejike |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | China | Yang Yan |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Russia | Irina Kazantseva |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Ukraine | Tetyana Shyrokolava |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Poland | Malgorzata Halas |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | South Africa | Chantell Stierman |
  | Invitational | 2 | | |
  | Total | 8 | | |
  
  ### 67 Kg
  
  | Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | China | Tan Yujiao |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Egypt | Amal Mahmoud |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Russia | Kheda Berieva |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Kazakhstan | Raushan Koishibayeva |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | South Korea | Kim Hyeong Hui |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Turkey | Dilfiroz Kuzdagi |
  | Invitational | 2 | | |
  | Total | 8 | | |
  
  ### 73 Kg
  
  | Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | France | Souhad Ghazouani |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Nigeria | Ndidi Nwosu |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Egypt | Amany Ali |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Turkmenistan | Mayagozel Ekeyeva |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Ukraine | Alina Kumeyko |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Russia | Nadezhna Sycheva |
  | Invitational | 2 | | |
  | Total | 8 | | |
  
  ### 79 Kg
  
  | Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Nigeria | Bose Omolayo |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | China | Xu Lili |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Chinese Taipei | Lin Tzu-hui |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Russia | Vera Muratova |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Mexico | Perla Barcenas |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Egypt | Geehan Hassan |
  | Invitational | 2 | | |
  | Total | 8 | | |
  
  ### 86 Kg
  
  | Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Nigeria | Loveline Obiji |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Egypt | Randa Mahmoud |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | China | Li Fengmei |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Mexico | Catalina Díaz |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Jordan | Tharwh Tayseer Hamdan Alhajaj |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Russia | Olga Kazankevich |
  | Invitational | 2 | | |
  | Total | 8 | | |
  
  ### +86 Kg
  
  | Section | Places | NPC | Qualified lifter |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Nigeria | Precious Orji |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Egypt | Nadia Ali |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Poland | Marzena Zięba |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Netherlands | Melaica Tuinfort |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | South Korea | Lee Hyung Jung |
  | World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) | 6 | Russia | Svetlana Khairtdinova |
  | Invitational | 2 | | |
  | Total | 8 | | |
  