Weightlifting at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 85 kg

Weightlifting – Men's 85 kg at the 2011 Pan American Games
Venue	Weightlifting Forum
Dates	October 25
Competitors	7 from 7 nations
Medalists
Yoelmis Hernández   Cuba   Carlos Andica   Colombia   Kendrick Farris   United States
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The men's 85 kg competition of the weightlifting events at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, was held on October 25 at the Weightlifting Forum.^[1] The defending champion was José Oliver Ruíz from Colombia.

Each lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted. This weightlifting event was the fifth lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 85 kilograms of body mass.

Schedule

All times are Central Standard Time (UTC-6).

Date	Time	Round
October 25, 2011	16:00	Final

Results

7 athletes from 7 countries took part.^[2]

• PR – Pan American Games record

Rank	Name	Country	Group	B.weight (kg)	Snatch (kg)	Clean & Jerk (kg)	Total (kg)[3]
	Yoelmis Hernández	Cuba	A	82.98	158	205	363
	Carlos Andica	Colombia	A	84.79	157	205 PR	362
	Kendrick Farris	United States	A	84.77	157	191	348
4	Julio Idrovo	Ecuador	A	84.61	155	180	335
5	Mathieu Marineau	Canada	A	83.74	143	180	323
6	Evaristo González	Dominican Republic	A	83.67	145	175	320
7	Odeus Belizer	Haiti	A	84.25	145	165	310

New records

The following records were established and improved upon during the competition.^[3]

Clean & Jerk

205.0 kg

Carlos Andica (COL)

PR

References

1. "Weightlifting technical manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
2. Men's 85 kg Group A start list^{[dead link‍]}
3. Men's 85 kg Group A results

External links

• Weightlifting schedule