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Australian Paralympic Powerlifting Team
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    Australian Paralympic Powerlifting Team

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    Australia has been represented in weightlifting / powerlifting at every Games between 1964 and 2012 and, in that time, won a medal at every Games except 1984 and 2012. Paralympic powerlifting has been competed at every Summer Paralympics since 1984. Weightlifting had been on the Paralympic program since 1964, however after the 1992 Games the International Paralympic Committee made the decision drop weightlifting and hold powerlifting events only.

    Brian McNicholl, at the Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games

    Notable Australian athletes include:

    • Vic Renalson, has won 3 gold medals and 1 silver medal in weightlifting events. He also won 2 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals in athletics events.
    • Brian McNicholl, has won 1 gold medal, 1 silver medal and 2 bronze medals in weightlifting and powerlifting events.
    • Darren Gardiner, has won 2 silver medals.

    Medal table

    Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
    1964 Tokyo 0 3 0 3
    1968 Tel Aviv 1 0 0 1
    1972 Heidelberg 1 0 0 1
    1976 Toronto 1 0 1 2
    1980 Arnhem 0 0 2 2
    1984 Stoke Mandeville 0 0 0 0
    1988 Seoul 0 1 2 3
    1992 Barcelona 1 0 0 1
    1996 Atlanta 0 1 0 1
    2000 Sydney* 0 1 0 1
    2004 Athens 0 1 0 1
    2008 Beijing 0 1 0 1
    2012 London 0 0 0 0
    Totals (13 entries) 4 8 5 17

    Summer Paralympic Games

    Australian representatives in weightlifting and powerlifting.

    1964

    Australia represented by:
    MenMichael Dow, Gary Hooper, Vic Renalson
    Australia won three silver medals.

    Medal Name Event
     Silver Michael Dow Men's Featherweight
     Silver Gary Hooper Men's Lightweight
     Silver Vic Renalson Men's Heavyweight

    1968

    Australia represented by:
    MenGary Hooper, Vic Renalson

    Medal Name Event
     Gold Vic Renalson Men's Heavyweight

    1972

    Australia represented by:
    Men – Dennis Kay, Terry Mason, Vic Renalson

    Medal Name Event
     Gold Vic Renalson Men's heavyweight

    1976

    Australia represented by:
    MenTerry Mason, Vic Renalson

    Medal Name Event
     Gold Vic Renalson Men's middleweight
     Bronze Terry Mason Men's light featherweight

    1980

    Australia represented by:
    MenBarry Kalms, Brian McNicholl, John Sheil

    Medal Name Event
     Bronze Barry Kalms Men's lightweight −65 kg amputee
     Bronze Brian McNicholl Men's middleweight −75 kg paraplegic

    1984

    Australia represented by:
    MenBrian McNicholl
    Australia did not win any medals. Brian McNicholl came 4th in his event.

    1988

    Australia represented in powerlifting by:
    MenMichael Farrell, Matthew Pobje
    Australia represented in weightlifting by:
    MenRay Epstein, Brian McNicholl, Arnie Money, Paul O'Brien, Col Richards

    Medal Name Event
     Silver Matthew Pobje Men's 100 kg
     Bronze Michael Farrell Men's 100 kg
     Bronze Brian McNicholl Men's 85 kg

    1992

    Australia represented by:
    MenRay Epstein, Steve Green, Brian McNicholl

    Medal Name Event
     Gold Brian McNicholl Men's 90 kg

    1996

    Richard Nicholson at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games

    Australia represented in powerlifting by:
    Men – Willem Bos, Michael Farrell, Brian McNicholl, Richard Nicholson
    CoachBlagoi Blagoev

    Medal Name Event
     Silver Brian McNicholl Men's Up To 90 kg

    2000

    Australia represented in powerlifting by:

    Men – Shaun Cavuoto, Darren Gardiner, Steve Green, Paul Hyde, Richard Nicholson, Kahi Puru, Wayne Sharpe
    WomenDeahnne McIntyre, Julie Russell, Vicky Machen, Kim Neuenkirchen, Melissa Trafela, Sue Twelftree
    CoachesBlagoi Blagoev (Head), Ray Epstein

    Medal Name Event
     Silver Richard Nicholson Men's 60 kg

    2004

    Australia represented in powerlifting:
    MenDarren Gardiner, Steve Green, Wayne Sharpe
    WomenDeahnne McIntyre
    Coaches – Martin Leach (Coach), Michael Farrell

    Medal Name Event
     Silver Darren Gardiner| Men's +100 kg

    Gardiner originally finished third but was awarded the silver medal after Habibollah Mousavi gold medallist in +100 kg was disqualified after a positive doping test.

    2008

    Representing Australia in powerlifting:
    MenDarren Gardiner, Abebe Fekadu
    WomenDeahnne McIntyre
    CoachesRay Epstein (Head Coach), Bill Nancarrow

    Medal Name Event
     Silver Darren Gardiner Men's 100 +kg

    2012

    Selected team of 2 athletes.
    MenDarren Gardiner and Abebe Fekadu.
    CoachesRay Epstein (Head)
    Darren Gardiner, a previous Games medallist competed at his fourth Games and Fekadu, a refugee from Ethiopia at his second Games. Australia did not win any medals.

    2016

    No athletes selected.

    See also


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