2018 Pan American Weightlifting Championships

2018 Pan American Championships

Host city	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Dates	May 12 – 19
Main venue	Weightlifting Pavilion Dr. José Joaquín Puello

The 2018 Pan American Weightlifting Championships was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic between May 12 and May 19, 2018.

A total of 126 weightlifters qualified to compete at the 2019 Pan American Games through scores from both the 2017 and 2018 Pan American Championships combined. A nation may enter a maximum of 12 weightlifters (six per gender). The host nation (Peru) automatically qualified the maximum team size.^[1][2]

Medal summary

Results are obtained from the Pan American Weightlifting Federation website.^[3]

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
56 kg
Snatch	Luis García  Dominican Republic	122 kg	Carlos Berna  Colombia	117 kg	Wilder Posada  Colombia	114 kg
Clean & Jerk	Luis García  Dominican Republic	153 kg	Carlos Berna  Colombia	146 kg	Otto Onate  Cuba	140 kg
Total	Luis García  Dominican Republic	275 kg	Carlos Berna  Colombia	263 kg	Wilder Posada  Colombia	250 kg
62 kg
Snatch	Christian Zurita  Ecuador	128 kg	Luis Higuita  Colombia	127 kg	José Montes  Mexico	120 kg
Clean & Jerk	Antonio Vázquez  Mexico	171 kg	José Montes  Mexico	162 kg	Luis Higuita  Colombia	154 kg
Total	Antonio Vázquez  Mexico	291 kg	José Montes  Mexico	282 kg	Luis Higuita  Colombia	281 kg
69 kg
Snatch	Julio Mayora  Venezuela	145 kg	Clarence Cummings  United States	144 kg	Jorge Cárdenas  Mexico	135 kg
Clean & Jerk	Clarence Cummings  United States	180 kg	Julio Mayora  Venezuela	180 kg	William Alvarado  Brazil	166 kg
Total	Julio Mayora  Venezuela	325 kg	Clarence Cummings  United States	324 kg	Jonathan Muñoz  Mexico	299 kg
77 kg
Snatch	Hugo Montes  Colombia	160 kg	Addriel La O Garcia  Cuba	150 kg	Yony Andica  Colombia	150 kg
Clean & Jerk	Yony Andica  Colombia	186 kg	Addriel La O Garcia  Cuba	185 kg	Hugo Montes  Colombia	182 kg
Total	Hugo Montes  Colombia	342 kg	Yony Andica  Colombia	336 kg	Addriel La O Garcia  Cuba	335 kg
85 kg
Snatch	Arley Méndez  Chile	170 kg	Brayan Rodallegas  Colombia	166 kg	Keydomar Vallenilla  Venezuela	162 kg
Clean & Jerk	Arley Méndez  Chile	211 kg PMR	Brayan Rodallegas  Colombia	201 kg	Olfides Sáez  Cuba	200 kg
Total	Arley Méndez  Chile	381 kg PMR	Brayan Rodallegas  Colombia	367 kg	Olfides Sáez  Cuba	358 kg
94 kg
Snatch	Víctor Quiñones  Cuba	168 kg	Serafim Veli  Brazil	162 kg	Jeyson Arias  Venezuela	161 kg
Clean & Jerk	Jeyson Arias  Venezuela	201 kg	Yorbanis Martínez  Cuba	196 kg	Víctor Quiñones  Cuba	196 kg
Total	Víctor Quiñones  Cuba	364 kg	Jeyson Arias  Venezuela	362 kg	Serafim Veli  Brazil	353 kg
105 kg
Snatch	Jorge Arroyo  Ecuador	185 kg	Wesley Kitts  United States	172 kg	Jesús González  Venezuela	171 kg
Clean & Jerk	Wesley Kitts  United States	212 kg	Jesús González  Venezuela	208 kg	Hernán Viera  Peru	208 kg
Total	Wesley Kitts  United States	384 kg	Jorge Arroyo  Ecuador	382 kg	Jesús González  Venezuela	379 kg
+105 kg
Snatch	Fernando Reis  Brazil	201 kg PMR	Caine Wilkes  United States	183 kg	Luis Lauret  Cuba	172 kg
Clean & Jerk	Fernando Reis  Brazil	235 kg	Caine Wilkes  United States	219 kg	Luis Lauret  Cuba	210 kg
Total	Fernando Reis  Brazil	436 kg	Caine Wilkes  United States	402 kg	Luis Lauret  Cuba	382 kg

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
48 kg
Snatch	Andrea de la Herrán  Mexico	80 kg	Georgina Silvestre  Dominican Republic	79 kg	Ludia Montero  Cuba	78 kg
Clean & Jerk	Socorro Villa  Mexico	98 kg	Andrea de la Herrán  Mexico	97 kg	Mercedes Campoverde  Ecuador	96 kg
Total	Andrea de la Herrán  Mexico	177 kg	Socorro Villa  Mexico	174 kg	Ludia Montero  Cuba	172 kg
53 kg
Snatch	Beatriz Pirón  Dominican Republic	90 kg	Caitlin Hogan  United States	86 kg	Ana López  Mexico	85 kg
Clean & Jerk	Vanessa Quiñones  Colombia	109 kg	Tessy Sandi  Peru	108 kg	Caitlin Hogan  United States	107 kg
Total	Beatriz Pirón  Dominican Republic	196 kg	Caitlin Hogan  United States	193 kg	Vanessa Quiñones  Colombia	193 kg
58 kg
Snatch	Karool Blanco  Colombia	96 kg	María Lobón  Colombia	95 kg	Alexandra Escobar  Ecuador	94 kg
Clean & Jerk	Quisisa Guicho  Mexico	119 kg	Alexandra Escobar  Ecuador	118 kg	Karool Blanco  Colombia	116 kg
Total	Karool Blanco  Colombia	212 kg	Alexandra Escobar  Ecuador	212 kg	Quisisa Guicho  Mexico	210 kg
63 kg
Snatch	Natalia Llamosa  Colombia	101 kg	Marina Rodríguez  Cuba	98 kg	Jackelina Heredia  Colombia	98 kg
Clean & Jerk	Jackelina Heredia  Colombia	126 kg	Marina Rodríguez  Cuba	125 kg	Natalia Llamosa  Colombia	124 kg
Total	Natalia Llamosa  Colombia	225 kg	Jackelina Heredia  Colombia	224 kg	Marina Rodríguez  Cuba	223 kg
69 kg
Snatch	Mercedes Pérez  Colombia	104 kg	Mattie Rogers  United States	99 kg	Yaneisy Merino  Cuba	96 kg
Clean & Jerk	Mercedes Pérez  Colombia	130 kg	Mattie Rogers  United States	130 kg	Yaneisy Merino  Cuba	120 kg
Total	Mercedes Pérez  Colombia	234 kg	Mattie Rogers  United States	229 kg	Yaneisy Merino  Cuba	216 kg
75 kg
Snatch	Neisi Dajomes  Ecuador	111 kg	Aremi Fuentes  Mexico	110 kg	Jenny Arthur  United States	108 kg
Clean & Jerk	Neisi Dajomes  Ecuador	137 kg	Aremi Fuentes  Mexico	136 kg	Tamara Salazar  Ecuador	131 kg
Total	Neisi Dajomes  Ecuador	248 kg	Aremi Fuentes  Mexico	246 kg	Jenny Arthur  United States	235 kg
90 kg
Snatch	Crismery Santana  Dominican Republic	116 kg PMR	María Fernanda Valdés  Chile	110 kg	Naryury Pérez  Venezuela	109 kg
Clean & Jerk	María Fernanda Valdés  Chile	143 kg	Crismery Santana  Dominican Republic	142 kg	Naryury Pérez  Venezuela	135 kg
Total	Crismery Santana  Dominican Republic	258 kg PMR	María Fernanda Valdés  Chile	253 kg	Naryury Pérez  Venezuela	244 kg
+90 kg
Snatch	Verónica Saladín  Dominican Republic	124 kg	Sarah Robles  United States	123 kg	Tania Mascorro  Mexico	120 kg
Clean & Jerk	Sarah Robles  United States	157 kg	Tania Mascorro  Mexico	146 kg	Verónica Saladín  Dominican Republic	145 kg
Total	Sarah Robles  United States	280 kg	Verónica Saladín  Dominican Republic	269 kg	Tania Mascorro  Mexico	266 kg

Medals tables

Results including snatch and clean & jerk medals

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Colombia (COL)	12	10	10	32
2	Dominican Republic (DOM)	8	3	1	12
3	Mexico (MEX)	6	8	7	21
4	United States (USA)	5	12	3	20
5	Ecuador (ECU)	5	3	3	11
6	Chile (CHI)	4	2	0	6
7	Venezuela (VEN)	3	3	7	13
8	Brazil (BRA)	3	1	2	6
9	Cuba (CUB)	2	5	14	21
10	Peru (PER)	0	1	1	2
Totals (10 entries)		48	48	48	144

Total results

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Colombia (COL)	4	4	3	11
2	Dominican Republic (DOM)	3	1	0	4
3	United States (USA)	2	4	1	7
4	Mexico (MEX)	2	3	3	8
5	Ecuador (ECU)	1	2	0	3
6	Venezuela (VEN)	1	1	2	4
7	Chile (CHI)	1	1	0	2
8	Cuba (CUB)	1	0	6	7
9	Brazil (BRA)	1	0	1	2
Totals (9 entries)		16	16	16	48

Team ranking

Men Rank Team Points 1  Venezuela 537 2  Ecuador 504 3  Cuba 481 4  Mexico 478 5  Colombia 443 6  United States 435 7  Dominican Republic 425 8  Chile 415 9  Guatemala 399 10  Peru 300

Women Rank Team Points 1  United States 536 2  Dominican Republic 526 3  Ecuador 525 4  Colombia 523 5  Mexico 518 6  Cuba 493 7  Venezuela 478 8  Guatemala 345 9  Chile 328 10  Argentina 326

References

1. Giles, Thomas (16 May 2018). "Pan-American Weightlifting Federation hold Executive Board meeting in Santo Domingo". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
2. "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
3. Event

External links

• Results Archived 2018-05-26 at the Wayback Machine