Continental · March 2023

2023 Pan-American Weightlifting Championships

The 2023 Pan-American Weightlifting Championships began on 25 March 2023, with 153 lifters in 20 classes. Gold went to José Poox (55 kg, 233 kg), Hampton Morris (61 kg, 281 kg), Orlando Antonio Vasquez Morales (67 kg, 279 kg), Julio Mayora (73 kg, 332 kg), Darvin Castro (81 kg, 324 kg), Keydomar Vallenilla (89 kg, 379 kg), Nathan Damron (96 kg, 340 kg), Ryan Sester (102 kg, 372 kg), Wesley Kitts (109 kg, 365 kg) and Alejandro Jose Medina (+109 kg, 385 kg) for the men, and Rosielis Quintana (45 kg, 160 kg), Jourdan Delacruz (49 kg, 198 kg), Shoely Mego (55 kg, 192 kg), Maude Charron (59 kg, 225 kg), Tatiana Ullua (64 kg, 203 kg), Angie Palacios (71 kg, 248 kg), Meredith Alwine (76 kg, 238 kg), Neisi Dajomes (81 kg, 256 kg), Dayana Mina (87 kg, 233 kg) and Mary Theisen-Lappen (+87 kg, 272 kg) for the women.

Lifters
153
Classes
20
Start date
25 Mar 2023
Numbers

The 2023 Pan-American Weightlifting Championships in numbers

How close each class finished and how often the lifters made their attempts.

Attempts made
64%
574 good lifts from the 900 attempts taken. For comparison, lifters at senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998 make 57%.
Lifters without a total
14 of 153
Twelve with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and two entered without taking an attempt.

Winning margin in each class

The winner's total minus the runner-up's. The closest final: Women's 71 kg ended with gold and silver on the same total, decided by who lifted it first. The widest: Men's 89 kg by 24 kg. A short bar is a close final; a long one, a class the winner had to themselves.

Men's 55 kg

5 kg

Men's 61 kg

6 kg

Men's 67 kg

11 kg

Men's 73 kg

9 kg

Men's 81 kg

7 kg

Men's 89 kg

24 kg

Men's 96 kg

3 kg

Men's 102 kg

12 kg

Men's 109 kg

2 kg

Men's +109 kg

1 kg

Women's 45 kg

3 kg

Women's 49 kg

1 kg

Women's 55 kg

3 kg

Women's 59 kg

5 kg

Women's 64 kg

5 kg

Women's 71 kg

0 kg

Women's 76 kg

1 kg

Women's 81 kg

2 kg

Women's 87 kg

15 kg

Women's +87 kg

1 kg
Results

Results by class

All competitions

Each class lists the place, the total and all six attempts. A struck-through weight is a missed attempt and a dash an attempt not taken. A dash in the place column means no total was recorded, most often after three misses in the snatch or in the clean and jerk. Where two lifters tie and the results cannot separate them, both are shown without a place.

Men's 55 kg, 2023 Pan-American Weightlifting Championships

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Place Athlete Total Nation Bodyweight Snatch Clean and jerk
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
1 Mexico José Poox Mexico 233 Mexico 54.8 97101103126130135 kg missed
2 Ecuador Jhony Arteaga Ecuador 228 Ecuador 54.85 100 kg missed100102120124126
3 Howard Roche Cintron 226 54.6 96100104 kg missed115122126
4 Juan Antonio Barco Rangel 223 54.95 95 kg missed95 kg missed96125127131 kg missed

Men's 61 kg, 2023 Pan-American Weightlifting Championships

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Place Athlete Total Nation Bodyweight Snatch Clean and jerk
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
1 United States Hampton Morris United States 281 United States 60.8 120123126 kg missed158 kg missed158164 kg missed
2 Cuba Arley Calderón Cuba 275 Cuba 60.95 120124 kg missed124 kg missed155 kg missed155162 kg missed
- Peru Luis Bardalez Peru 271 Peru 60.9 117121 kg missed121150154 kg missed155 kg missed
- Brazil Thiago Silva Brazil 271 Brazil 60.35 120 kg missed120 kg missed121150154 kg missed154 kg missed
5 Victor Badur Guemez Cel 269 60.85 117121 kg missed121 kg missed148152155 kg missed
6 Ecuador Victor Garrido Ecuador 261 Ecuador 60.8 116120121140145 kg missed145 kg missed
7 Brian James Reisenauer 261 60.6 117120124 kg missed141144 kg missed145 kg missed
8 Youri Simard 252 60.8 110115 kg missed115 kg missed135142150 kg missed

Men's 67 kg, 2023 Pan-American Weightlifting Championships

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Place Athlete Total Nation Bodyweight Snatch Clean and jerk
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
1 Orlando Antonio Vasquez Morales 279 66.55 120125130 kg missed150154 kg missed154
2 Vicente Montoya 268 66.7 114117121140145147
3 Mateo Renteria Caamano 262 66.2 110113116143146 kg missed146
4 Jonatan Martin Leyes 252 66.75 107111 kg missed111136141144 kg missed
5 Tobias Ali Ruiz Diaz 239 61.3 98101104125130135
6 Federico Franca 217 66.5 100106 kg missed108 kg missed117122 kg missed125 kg missed

Men's 73 kg, 2023 Pan-American Weightlifting Championships

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Place Athlete Total Nation Bodyweight Snatch Clean and jerk
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
1 Venezuela Julio Mayora Venezuela 332 Venezuela 72.9 142148 kg missed148180184188 kg missed
2 United States Ryan Grimsland United States 323 United States 73 132137141176182186 kg missed
3 Mexico Jorge Cárdenas Mexico 310 Mexico 72.65 130135140160170not taken
4 Chile Sergio Cares Chile 285 Chile 72.35 125 kg missed125130150155160 kg missed
5 Nicolas David Rivero 282 72.8 122127 kg missed127150155158 kg missed
6 Mexico Jorge Hernández Mexico 281 Mexico 73 122127 kg missed127 kg missed155159 kg missed159
7 Lucas Reinaldo Olivera 253 70.3 105110117 kg missed137143150 kg missed
- United States Caden Cahoy United States - United States 72.35 135 kg missed135 kg missed135 kg missed167171 kg missed171
- Valentin Vitullo - 72.95 120 kg missed120 kg missed120142 kg missed142 kg missed142 kg missed

Men's 81 kg, 2023 Pan-American Weightlifting Championships

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Place Athlete Total Nation Bodyweight Snatch Clean and jerk
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
1 Venezuela Darvin Castro Venezuela 324 Venezuela 80.7 141144148 kg missed175180not taken
2 Argentina Dante Pizzuti Argentina 317 Argentina 80.35 135140142166171175
3 Canada Samuel Guertin Canada 310 Canada 79.4 135140143 kg missed165170173 kg missed
4 Ariel Galeano 308 80 130134138160165170
5 Canada Nicolas Vachon Canada 304 Canada 75.15 130 kg missed130136 kg missed165172 kg missed174
- Ezequiel Almeida - 79.55 103108 kg missed110 kg missed133 kg missed133 kg missed133 kg missed

Men's 89 kg, 2023 Pan-American Weightlifting Championships

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Place Athlete Total Nation Bodyweight Snatch Clean and jerk
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
1 Venezuela Keydomar Vallenilla Venezuela 379 Venezuela 88.2 167176 kg missed176 kg missed202212not taken
2 Olfides Sáez 355 88.75 155160164 kg missed195201 kg missed201 kg missed
3 Canada Alex Bellemarre Canada 354 Canada 88.5 157162166188194 kg missed194 kg missed
4 Ecuador Iván Escudero Ecuador 347 Ecuador 87.45 150156161 kg missed180186191
5 Canada Braydon Kennedy Canada 342 Canada 88.95 152156160 kg missed180186190 kg missed
6 Beau Brown 333 88.85 146151 kg missed152 kg missed180187196 kg missed
7 Juniel Munoz Martinez 326 83.45 145151 kg missed151 kg missed170180 kg missed181
8 Marco Giorgio 308 87.55 135140142 kg missed160165168
9 Yomar Andres Lopez Cameron 307 87.1 135 kg missed135141157166 kg missed166
10 Axel Haun Pavon Funes 302 88.4 132136 kg missed141 kg missed165170176 kg missed
11 Joaquin Martinez 234 86.9 104 kg missed104108 kg missed130136 kg missed140 kg missed

Men's 96 kg, 2023 Pan-American Weightlifting Championships

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Place Athlete Total Nation Bodyweight Snatch Clean and jerk
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
1 United States Nathan Damron United States 340 United States 93.7 145150 kg missed150180185190
2 Mexico Jonathan Ramos Mexico 337 Mexico 92.9 142147149 kg missed184189 kg missed190
3 Ecuador Wilmer Contreras Ecuador 334 Ecuador 95.55 145 kg missed145148180186191 kg missed
4 Jose Luis Lopez Carpizo 330 95.8 140 kg missed140146 kg missed190198 kg missed198 kg missed
5 Joaquin Jones 318 95.5 132137 kg missed137175181187 kg missed
6 Rodrigo Aranda 307 90.1 130 kg missed130135 kg missed167172177
- Canada Boady Santavy Canada No lifts Canada 92.35 not takennot takennot takennot takennot takennot taken

Men's 102 kg, 2023 Pan-American Weightlifting Championships

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Place Athlete Total Nation Bodyweight Snatch Clean and jerk
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
1 United States Ryan Sester United States 372 United States 101.8 163 kg missed165170 kg missed197207215 kg missed
2 Brazil Marco Machado Brazil 360 Brazil 97.4 162166170 kg missed185190194
3 Luis Armando Lamenza Lopez 348 101.65 155161 kg missed161180186 kg missed187
4 Noah Dalas Santavy 341 96.2 148153156 kg missed183188190 kg missed
5 Venezuela Jhohan Sanguino Venezuela 339 Venezuela 101.7 150157 kg missed157 kg missed181187189
6 Chile Camilo Zapata Chile 323 Chile 101.7 148153 kg missed154 kg missed170175182 kg missed
7 Juan Jose Prieto Recalde 295 97.25 125130136 kg missed161165171 kg missed
8 Diego Emiliano Picun Roux 290 101.65 132 kg missed132137 kg missed158164 kg missed164 kg missed
9 Daniel Christopher Griffith 273 97.9 107112118150155160 kg missed
10 Quontana Sundiata Clarke 239 100.7 95 kg missed95101125132138

Men's 109 kg, 2023 Pan-American Weightlifting Championships

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Place Athlete Total Nation Bodyweight Snatch Clean and jerk
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
1 United States Wesley Kitts United States 365 United States 108 155160165190200not taken
2 Josue Said Medina Andueza 363 107.15 162 kg missed162166 kg missed194201204 kg missed
3 Peru Hernán Viera Peru 337 Peru 108.95 137142145 kg missed191195202 kg missed
4 Dayan Alejandro Aguirre Reyes 336 102.4 140143146180186190

Men's +109 kg, 2023 Pan-American Weightlifting Championships

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Place Athlete Total Nation Bodyweight Snatch Clean and jerk
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
1 Alejandro Jose Medina 385 131 165170 kg missed173200211 kg missed212
2 United States Caine Wilkes United States 384 United States 193.8 162167172195203212
3 Ecuador Dixon Arroyo Ecuador 374 Ecuador 133.75 168171174190196200
4 Agustin Ramiro Palacios 331 130.25 140 kg missed141 kg missed141177184190
5 Jorge Luis Salinas 304 109.95 122127130165171174
- Guatemala Gilberto Lemus Guatemala - Guatemala 128.25 165 kg missed165 kg missed165 kg missed190200203 kg missed
- Quinn Ivan Clark Everett - 147.86 157162 kg missed162 kg missed201 kg missed201 kg missed203 kg missed

Women's 45 kg, 2023 Pan-American Weightlifting Championships

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Place Athlete Total Nation Bodyweight Snatch Clean and jerk
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
1 Venezuela Rosielis Quintana Venezuela 160 Venezuela 42.85 687071868992 kg missed
2 Mexico María Barco Mexico 157 Mexico 44.7 666971 kg missed8890 kg missed92 kg missed

Women's 49 kg, 2023 Pan-American Weightlifting Championships

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Place Athlete Total Nation Bodyweight Snatch Clean and jerk
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
1 United States Jourdan Delacruz United States 198 United States 48.95 838689 kg missed105109112
2 United States Hayley Reichardt United States 197 United States 48.95 83 kg missed8386108111113 kg missed
3 Mexico Yesica Hernández Mexico 182 Mexico 48.65 75788198101105 kg missed
4 Venezuela Kerlys Montilla Venezuela 166 Venezuela 48.6 737678 kg missed9095 kg missed96 kg missed
5 Canada Hannah Kaminski Canada 162 Canada 48.75 717476 kg missed8891 kg missed93 kg missed
6 Omayraliz Ortiz 152 48.75 646870 kg missed8488 kg missed88 kg missed
7 Ludmila Yasmin Gerzel 150 49 6568 kg missed68 kg missed818588 kg missed
8 Rocio Esteche 140 48.9 6164 kg missed64 kg missed75 kg missed7579
9 Katherine Nicole Gonzalez Noble 132 48.3 6063 kg missed63 kg missed7275 kg missed75 kg missed
- Mexico Andrea de la Herrán Mexico - Mexico 48.85 798285100 kg missed100 kg missed100 kg missed
- Venezuela Katherin Echandia Venezuela No lifts Venezuela 48.85 not takennot takennot takennot takennot takennot taken

Women's 55 kg, 2023 Pan-American Weightlifting Championships

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Place Athlete Total Nation Bodyweight Snatch Clean and jerk
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
1 Peru Shoely Mego Peru 192 Peru 54.8 808385102105107
2 Canada Josée Gallant Canada 189 Canada 54.25 818486 kg missed101104 kg missed105
3 Ecuador Jennifer Hernández Ecuador 187 Ecuador 55 78 kg missed7881100103106
4 Mexico Ana Gabriela López Mexico 177 Mexico 55 7580829095not taken
5 Issi Agrait 163 53.95 717580 kg missed8892 kg missed92 kg missed
6 Agustina Alvarez 162 54.85 7174 kg missed74 kg missed9195 kg missed96 kg missed
7 Constanza Zacarias 159 54.6 687173828689 kg missed
8 Violeta Fernandez 158 53.7 707375 kg missed85 kg missed8589 kg missed
9 Eugenia Saravia Leon 122 53.55 52 kg missed5257 kg missed647073 kg missed
- Iris Abigail Leguizamon Hermosilla - 54.9 73 kg missed73 kg missed73 kg missed90 kg missed90 kg missed90 kg missed
- Victoria Maria Grenni Alvarado - 54.7 74 kg missed74 kg missed74 kg missed92 kg missed92 kg missed92

Women's 59 kg, 2023 Pan-American Weightlifting Championships

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Place Athlete Total Nation Bodyweight Snatch Clean and jerk
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
1 Canada Maude Charron Canada 225 Canada 59 98101104 kg missed124 kg missed124127 kg missed
2 United States Danielle Gunnin United States 220 United States 58.1 96100103 kg missed116120122 kg missed
3 Mexico Daphne Guillén Mexico 217 Mexico 58.95 92 kg missed9295117120122
4 Mexico Janeth Gómez Mexico 214 Mexico 58.75 9396 kg missed97 kg missed117121125 kg missed
5 Venezuela Anyelin Venegas Venezuela 211 Venezuela 58.85 9094 kg missed94 kg missed113 kg missed113121
6 Argentina María Casadevall Argentina 207 Argentina 58.55 90 kg missed90 kg missed90113117 kg missed117
7 Gilyeliz Saned Guzman Perez 204 58.8 8891 kg missed92 kg missed112116not taken
8 Martina Soledad Mendoza 181 58.95 788184 kg missed95100103 kg missed
9 Sofia Isabel Aleman Ardon 174 57.1 737679929597 kg missed
10 Emelin Graciela Ortiz Hernandez 150 58.7 6568 kg missed68 kg missed808587 kg missed
11 Johana Prieto 135 56.65 6065 kg missed65 kg missed7578 kg missed78 kg missed
- Ecuador Jenifer Becerra Ecuador - Ecuador 58.05 8790 kg missed90110 kg missed110 kg missed110 kg missed
- United States Taylor Wilkins United States - United States 58.95 929698 kg missed119 kg missed119 kg missed122 kg missed

Women's 64 kg, 2023 Pan-American Weightlifting Championships

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Place Athlete Total Nation Bodyweight Snatch Clean and jerk
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
1 Argentina Tatiana Ullua Argentina 203 Argentina 63.8 878992108 kg missed108111
2 Nicaragua Sema Ludrick Nicaragua 198 Nicaragua 64 808688110113 kg missed113 kg missed
3 Canada Nadia Yangui Canada 193 Canada 64 8386 kg missed86107 kg missed107114 kg missed
4 Leila Maria Slowik 176 60.45 727679909497

Women's 71 kg, 2023 Pan-American Weightlifting Championships

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Place Athlete Total Nation Bodyweight Snatch Clean and jerk
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
1 Ecuador Angie Palacios Ecuador 248 Ecuador 70.8 106110111130135 kg missed137
2 United States Katherine Vibert United States 248 United States 70.9 104107110134 kg missed134138
3 United States Olivia Reeves United States 247 United States 71 104107 kg missed108134138 kg missed139
4 Venezuela Laura Peinado Venezuela 230 Venezuela 70.8 100105107 kg missed120125128 kg missed
5 Cuba Yeniuska Mirabal Cuba 229 Cuba 70.65 100104106 kg missed125128 kg missed128 kg missed
6 Brazil Amanda Schott Brazil 224 Brazil 70 101105 kg missed105 kg missed123128 kg missed128 kg missed
7 Canada Alexis Ashworth Canada 224 Canada 70.9 97 kg missed97101120123127 kg missed
8 Mexico Ana Lilia Durán Mexico 223 Mexico 68.1 9598101 kg missed125130 kg missed130 kg missed
9 Megan Trupp 216 70.55 9195100111116120 kg missed
10 Mexico Anacarmen Torres Mexico 190 Mexico 67.35 80838595100105
11 Argentina Joana Palacios Argentina 188 Argentina 64.65 758083101105108 kg missed
12 Paola Marsicano 177 70.45 7377 kg missed799498101 kg missed
- Kidaisha Lopez Rodriguez - 69.45 88 kg missed88 kg missed88 kg missed107111 kg missed111 kg missed

Women's 76 kg, 2023 Pan-American Weightlifting Championships

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Place Athlete Total Nation Bodyweight Snatch Clean and jerk
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
1 United States Meredith Alwine United States 238 United States 72.1 102105 kg missed106 kg missed133136 kg missed136
2 Ecuador Bella Paredes Ecuador 237 Ecuador 75.55 100105107 kg missed127132134 kg missed
3 Ecuador Kelin Jiménez Ecuador 235 Ecuador 75.2 98102105125130133 kg missed
4 Mexico Lizbeth Nolasco Mexico 231 Mexico 75.8 100103106120125128 kg missed
5 Shania Sophia Bedward 221 75.2 95100 kg missed101 kg missed120126131 kg missed
6 Martina Diaz 200 71.25 828690101105110
7 Eugenia Berger 177 75.45 747781 kg missed100104 kg missed105 kg missed

Women's 81 kg, 2023 Pan-American Weightlifting Championships

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Place Athlete Total Nation Bodyweight Snatch Clean and jerk
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
1 Ecuador Neisi Dajomes Ecuador 256 Ecuador 80.2 106111115136141145 kg missed
2 Cuba Ayamey Medina Cuba 254 Cuba 80.6 105110113136 kg missed136141
3 Ecuador Tamara Salazar Ecuador 253 Ecuador 79.85 110113 kg missed114 kg missed140143 kg missed143
4 United States Mattie Rogers United States 247 United States 78.2 107110112 kg missed137142 kg missed144 kg missed
5 Venezuela Dayana Chirinos Venezuela 243 Venezuela 80.55 105 kg missed105108 kg missed135138141 kg missed
6 Brazil Laura Amaro Brazil 242 Brazil 79.1 106 kg missed107111 kg missed135139 kg missed140 kg missed
7 Canada Maya Laylor Canada 238 Canada 80.8 103105107126131135 kg missed
8 Canada Kristel Ngarlem Canada 233 Canada 81 99102 kg missed102 kg missed126131134

Women's 87 kg, 2023 Pan-American Weightlifting Championships

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Place Athlete Total Nation Bodyweight Snatch Clean and jerk
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
1 Ecuador Dayana Mina Ecuador 233 Ecuador 86.6 96100104 kg missed123129133
2 Laura Anahi Jimenez Cazares 218 86.85 879297113121124 kg missed
3 Cecilia Rodriguez 197 86.65 8287 kg missed92100105108 kg missed

Women's +87 kg, 2023 Pan-American Weightlifting Championships

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Place Athlete Total Nation Bodyweight Snatch Clean and jerk
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
1 United States Mary Theisen-Lappen United States 272 United States 131.95 110114 kg missed114145152158
2 United States Sarah Robles United States 271 United States 146.5 115120125 kg missed145150 kg missed151
3 Venezuela Naryury Pérez Venezuela 256 Venezuela 96.05 105108111136140145
4 Cuba Marifélix Sarría Cuba 250 Cuba 123.6 101106 kg missed106135140144
5 Mary Elizabeth Friesen Emma 238 117.95 105110 kg missed113 kg missed128133 kg missed133
6 Venezuela Yaniuska Espinosa Venezuela 237 Venezuela 104.1 100105107125130133 kg missed
7 Chile María Fernanda Valdés Chile 210 Chile 94.2 909598 kg missed110115120 kg missed
8 Scarleth Ucelo 210 107.9 838790 kg missed118123 kg missed123
- Ecuador Lisseth Ayoví Ecuador - Ecuador 134.45 112 kg missed112 kg missed112 kg missed141146153