Weightlifting at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's 62 kg

Weightlifting – Men's 62kg at the XVII Pan American Games
Venue General Motos Centre
Dates July 11
Competitors 5 from 4 nations
Medalists
   Colombia
   Colombia
   Venezuela
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Weightlifting at the
2015 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 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, was held on July 11 at the General Motors Centre. The defending champion was Óscar Figueroa 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 lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 62 kilograms of body mass.

Schedule

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

Date Time Round
July 11, 2015 19:00 Final

Results

5 athletes from four countries took part.[1]

Rank Name Country Group B.weight (kg) Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total (kg)
1st, gold medalist(s) Óscar Figueroa ColombiaA 61.99 135 175 310
2nd, silver medalist(s) Francisco Mosquera ColombiaA 61.66 135 170 305
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Jesus Lopez VenezuelaA 62.00 125 158 283
4 Julio Salamanca Pineda El Salvador A 61.30 120 155 275
5 Antonio Vazquez MexicoA 61.89 120 155 275

References

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