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Athletes \u226515 years of age competing from 2013 to 2025 were separated by competitive level: national, regional, or international (World Cup, World Championship, and Paralympic Games). Subgroup analysis was performed on World Para Powerlifting defined age categories: rookie (15\u201317), next gen (18\u201320), and legend (\u226545). We determined the 50th percentile value for each competitive weight class and used this as the anchor for proposed minimum standards to determine medal-winning performances compared with those currently implemented by World Para Powerlifting originally based on percentages of the world record (25%\u201355% across age categories and competition levels). Normative values were calculated according to relative strength performance and defined according to deciles for each age, sex, and competition level.\n \n Results<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:bold>\n :<\/jats:italic>\n Records from 6064 male and 3187 female competitor entries were included. The proposed standards were, on average, 51\u00a0kg greater for males and 29\u00a0kg greater for females than current standards. In 41% of all categories, current minimum standards were reflective of the first percentile of all actual competition performances. For normative strength, the highest values were observed among elite athletes competing at the Paralympic Games, followed by World Championships, World Cups, regional competitions, and, finally, national events.\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:bold>\n :<\/jats:italic>\n The proposed standards and normative data presented here provide premise for discussion around medal-eligibility criteria and athlete development benchmarks within Para Powerlifting.\n <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1123\/ijspp.2026-0062","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,22]],"date-time":"2026-08-22T18:08:52Z","timestamp":1787422132000},"page":"1335-1341","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Rethinking the Minimum Standards for Medaling in National, Regional, and International Para Powerlifting Competitions"],"prefix":"10.1123","volume":"21","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5857-9671","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Christopher","family":"Latella","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Medical & Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1220-066X","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Patrick","family":"Beaumont","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Health, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ngawang Norbu","family":"Dargay","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Science, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8335-1620","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Daniel","family":"van den Hoek","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Health, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"100","reference":[{"key":"r1","series-title":"World Para Powerlifting: Rules and Regulations","author":"World Para Powerlifting Organisation","year":"2025","unstructured":"World Para Powerlifting Organisation. 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