Weightlifting at the 1951 Pan American Games

The first Pan American Games in Buenos Aires in 1951 included weightlifting competitions in various weight categories. The U.S. athlete John Davis won the super-heavyweight event.

Weightlifting at the I Pan American Games
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Joseph Charlot, winner of the bronze medal in the Featherweight class

Men's competition

Bantamweight (− 56 kg)
RANK FINAL
 Joseph DePietro (USA)
 José Crespo (CUB)
 Marcelino Salas (MEX)

Featherweight (− 60 kg)
RANK FINAL
 Rodney Wilkes (TRI)
 Richard Greenawalt (USA)
 Joseph Charlot (HAI)

Lightweight (− 67.5 kg)
RANK FINAL
 Joe Pitman (USA)
 Carl de Souza (TRI)
 Hugo d'Atri (ARG)

Middleweight (− 75 kg)
RANK FINAL
 Peter George (USA)
 Ángel Sposato (ARG)
 Emerson Holder (PAN)

Light-heavyweight (− 82.5 kg)
RANK FINAL
 Stanley Stanczyk (USA)
 Osvaldo Forte (ARG)
 Orlando Garrido (CUB)

Super heavyweight (90 kg)
RANK FINAL
 John Davis (USA)
 Lennox Kilgour (TRI)
 Norberto Ferreira (ARG)

References
  • Olderr, Steven (2009). The Pan American Games: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition. McFarland & Company. ISBN 0786443367. ISBN 9780786443369.
  • Sports 123: Weightlifting at the Wayback Machine (archived October 7, 2011)
  • Hickok Sports: Pan American Games Weightlifting Medalists at the Wayback Machine (archived December 2, 2011)


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