Weightlifting at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 62 kg

Weightlifting – Men's 62 kg at the XVI Pan American Games
Venue Weightlifting Forum
Dates October 23
Competitors 9 from 6 nations
Medalists
   Colombia
   Venezuela
   Colombia
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Weightlifting at the
2011 Pan American Games
Men Women
  56 kg     48 kg  
62 kg 53 kg
69 kg 58 kg
77 kg 63 kg
85 kg 69 kg
94 kg 75 kg
105 kg +75 kg
+105 kg

The men's 62 kg competition of the weightlifting events at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, was held on October 23 at the Weightlifting Forum.[1] The defending champion was Diego Salazar 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 second lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 62 kilograms of body mass.

Schedule

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

Date Time Round
October 23, 2011 16:00 Final

Results

9 athletes from 6 countries took part.[2]

Rank Name Country Group B.weight (kg) Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total (kg)[3]
1st, gold medalist(s) Óscar Figueroa ColombiaA 61.85 137 175 PR 312 PR
2nd, silver medalist(s) Jesus Lopez VenezuelaA 61.83 130 166 296
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Diego Salazar ColombiaA 61.80 132 160 292
4 José Peguero Dominican Republic A 61.85 124 140 264
5 Welinton Pec GuatemalaA 61.48 105 150 255
6 Miguel Cantun MexicoA 61.47 110 140 250
7 Alex Hernandez GuatemalaA 61.62 108 136 240
8 Mauro Acosta UruguayA 61.17 86 124 210
Ivis Araujo MexicoA 61.50 113 DNF

New records

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

Clean & Jerk 171.0 kg  Óscar Figueroa (COL) PR
Clean & Jerk 175.0 kg  Óscar Figueroa (COL) PR
Total 312.0 kg  Óscar Figueroa (COL) PR

References

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