Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Paralympics

Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Paralympics consisted of seven events for men.[1]

Weightlifting at the VIII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Weightlifting
Competitors	66 from 21 nations

Participating nations

There were 66 male competitors representing 21 nations.[2]

Australia (5)  Bahrain (2)  Egypt (4)  Finland (1)  France (7)  Great Britain (6)  Guatemala (1)  Indonesia (2)  Israel (3)  Italy (1)  Jordan (3)

South Korea (6)  Kuwait (3)  Malaysia (3)  Mexico (1)  Oman (1)  Poland (3)  Sweden (2)  Switzerland (3)  Trinidad and Tobago (2)  United States (7)

Medal summary

Medal table

There were 21 medal winners representing 12 nations.[3][4]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Poland (POL)	2	0	0	2
2	United States (USA)	1	2	0	3
3	Israel (ISR)	1	1	1	3
4	Sweden (SWE)	1	1	0	2
5	Guatemala (GUA)	1	0	0	1
	South Korea (KOR)	1	0	0	1
7	Egypt (EGY)	0	2	0	2
8	Mexico (MEX)	0	1	0	1
9	France (FRA)	0	0	3	3
10	Australia (AUS)	0	0	1	1
	Malaysia (MAS)	0	0	1	1
	Switzerland (SUI)	0	0	1	1
Totals (12 nations)		7	7	7	21

Men's events

Sources: [1][5]

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Men's -51 kg[6]	Keum-Jong Jung  South Korea	180.0	Gomma G. Ahmed  Egypt	157.5	Shmuel Haimovitz  Israel	150.0
Men's -57 kg[7]	Jose Rolando  Guatemala	175.0	Amos Ginosar  Israel	167.5	S/O M. Pe Mariappa  Malaysia	165.0
Men's -65 kg[8]	Ryszard Fornalczyk  Poland	192.5	Gaed Moh Abdel Ha  Egypt	177.5	Dominique Hainault  France	172.5
Men's -75 kg[9]	Charles Roedelbronn  United States	222.5	Kristoffer Hulecki  Sweden	205.0	Jean Grandsire  France	187.5
Men's -85 kg[10]	Ryszard Tomaszewski  Poland	230.5	Mitchell Strickland  United States	200.0	Brian McNicholl  Australia	192.5
Men's -95 kg[11]	Abraham Strauch  Israel	200.0	Victor Valdez  Mexico	195.0	Alfredo Battistini  Switzerland	187.5
Men's +95 kg[12]	Bengt Lindberg  Sweden	250.0	Kim Brownfield  United States	230.0	Edmond Haddad  France	222.5

References

1. "Seoul 1988 – Weightlifting". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
2. "Seoul 1988 – Weightlifting – Participants". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
3. "Seoul 1988 – Weightlifting – Medal Standings". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
4. "Seoul 1988 – Weightlifting – Medal Standings". IPC Historical Results Archive. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
5. "Seoul 1988 – Weightlifting – Events & Medallists". IPC Historical Results Archive. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
6. "Seoul 1988 – Weightlifting – Men's -51 kg". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
7. "Seoul 1988 – Weightlifting – Men's -65 kg". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
8. "Seoul 1988 – Weightlifting – Men's -65 kg". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
9. "Seoul 1988 – Weightlifting – Men's -75 kg". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
10. "Seoul 1988 – Weightlifting – Men's -85 kg". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
11. "Seoul 1988 – Weightlifting – Men's -95 kg". IPC Historical Results Archive. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
12. "Seoul 1988 – Weightlifting – Men's +95 kg". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2020-01-21.

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