Weightlifting at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's 56 kg

Weightlifting – Men's 56 kg at the XVII Pan American Games
Venue Weightlifting Forum
Dates July 11
Competitors 7 from 6 nations
Medalists
   Colombia
   Colombia
   Dominican Republic
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The men's 56 kg competition of the weightlifting events at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, was held on July 11 at the General Motors Centre.[1] The defending champion was Sergio Álvarez from Cuba.

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 lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 56 kilograms of body mass.

Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4).

Date Time Round
July 11, 201514:00Final

Results

7 athletes from six countries took part.[2]

  • PR – Pan American Games record
Rank Name Country Group B.weight (kg) Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total (kg)[3]
1st, gold medalist(s)Habib de las Salas ColombiaA55.90117152 PR269
2nd, silver medalist(s)Carlos Berna ColombiaA55.98116149265
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Luis García Dominican RepublicA55.95115141256
4Enmanuel Rocafuerte EcuadorA55.59110135245
5Francisco Barrera ChileA55.89103130233
6Orlando Vasquez NicaraguaA55.89100123223
Edouard Joseph HaitiA55.69NMDNSDNF

New record

The following record were established and improved upon during the competition.

Clean & Jerk 152.0 kg  Habib de las Salas (COL) PR

References

  1. "Weightlifting technical manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  2. Men's 56 kg Group A start list
  3. Men's 56 kg Group A results
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