Weightlifting at the 2023 Pan American Games

Weightlifting at the 2023 Pan American Games
Weightlifting pictogram
Venue	Gimnasio Chimkowe
Start date	October 21, 2023 (2023-10-21)
End date	October 24, 2023 (2023-10-24)
No. of events	10 (5 men, 5 women)
Competitors	137 from 26 nations
«2019 2027»

Weightlifting competitions at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile were held between October 21 and 24, 2023 at the Gimnasio Chimkowe in Peñalolén, a suburb of Santiago.^[1]

A total of 10 events (five each for men and women) were contested, four less than in the last edition of the games. There was a merger of the respective events: 67kg and 73kg for men, 109kg and +109kg for men, 55kg and 59kg for women, 87kg and +87kg for women.

Qualification

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

A total of 136 weightlifters (68 per gender) qualified to compete at the games. A nation may enter a maximum of 8 weightlifters (four per gender). The host nation (Chile) automatically qualified the maximum team size. All other nations qualified through their team scores from both the 2021 and 2022 Pan American Championships combined. A further two wild cards were awarded (one per gender). Extra spots were granted to the winners of the respective categories at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games.^[2]

Participating nations

A total of 26 countries/teams qualified weightlifters. The number of athletes a nation has entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country or team.^[3]

•  Argentina (5)
•  Barbados (2)
•  Bolivia (3)
•  Brazil (6)
•  Canada (6)
•  Chile (9)
•  Colombia (13)
•  Costa Rica (3)
•  Cuba (6)
•  Dominican Republic (9)
•  Ecuador (9)
•  El Salvador (2)
•  Guyana (2)
•  Independent Athletes Team (6)
•  Honduras (3)
•  Jamaica (1)
•  Mexico (9)
•  Nicaragua (4)
•  Panama (4)
•  Paraguay (4)
•  Peru (6)
•  Puerto Rico (2)
•  Trinidad and Tobago (1)
•  United States (9)
•  Uruguay (5)
•  Venezuela (8)

Medal summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Chile)

Rank	PASO	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Colombia	3	3	0	6
2	Venezuela	2	1	2	5
3	United States	2	1	1	4
4	Dominican Republic	1	1	2	4
5	Cuba	1	1	1	3
	Ecuador	1	1	1	3
7	Mexico	0	1	1	2
8	Canada	0	1	0	1
9	Brazil	0	0	1	1
	Peru	0	0	1	1
Totals (10 entries)		10	10	10	30

Medalists

Men's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
61 kg[4] details	Arley Calderón  Cuba	279 kg	Víctor Güemez  Mexico	276 kg	Luis Bardalez  Peru	275 kg
73 kg[5] details	Julio Mayora  Venezuela	342 kg	Luis Javier Mosquera  Colombia	333 kg	Jorge Cárdenas  Mexico	317 kg
89 kg[6] details	Keydomar Vallenilla  Venezuela	383 kg	Yeison López  Colombia	382 kg	Olfides Sáez  Cuba	357 kg
102 kg[7] details	Jhonatan Rivas  Colombia	382 kg	Juan Carlos Zaldívar  Cuba	375 kg	Jhohan Sanguino  Venezuela	371 kg
+102 kg[8] details	Rafael Cerro  Colombia	410 kg	Keiser Witte  United States	409 kg	Dixon Arroyo  Ecuador	371 kg

Women's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
49 kg[9] details	Dahiana Ortiz  Dominican Republic	190 kg	Katherin Echandia  Venezuela	189 kg	Beatriz Pirón  Dominican Republic	181 kg
59 kg[10] details	Yenny Álvarez  Colombia	228 kg	Maude Charron  Canada	226 kg	Anyelin Venegas  Venezuela	222 kg
71 kg[11] details	Angie Palacios  Ecuador	253 kg	Mari Sánchez  Colombia	246 kg	Meredith Alwine  United States	239 kg
81 kg[12] details	Olivia Reeves  United States	258 kg	Yudelina Mejía  Dominican Republic	244 kg	Laura Amaro  Brazil	242 kg
+81 kg[13] details	Mary Theisen-Lappen  United States	277 kg	Lisseth Ayoví  Ecuador	276 kg	Crismery Santana  Dominican Republic	267 kg

See also

• Powerlifting at the 2023 Parapan American Games
• Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Santiago 2023 Officially Confirms Sports Venues". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
2. "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
3. "Number of entries by ORG" (PDF). Santiago Organizing Committee for the 2023 Pan And Parapan American Games. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
4. "Men's 61 kg Results" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
5. "Men's 73 kg Results" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
6. "Men's 89 kg Results" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
7. "Men's 102 kg Results" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
8. "Men's 102+ kg Results" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
9. "Women's 49 kg Results" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
10. "Women's 59 kg Results" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
11. "Women's 71 kg Results" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
12. "Women's 81 kg Results" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
13. "Women's 81+ kg Results" (PDF). 2023 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

External links

• Results book