Weightlifting at the 2015 Pan American Games
Weightlifting competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held from July 11 to 15 at the General Motors Centre (Oshawa Sports Centre) in Oshawa.[1] Due to naming rights the arena was as the latter for the duration of the games.[2] A total of fifteen weightlifting events were held: eight for men and seven for women.[3]
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 Weightlifting pictogram for the games | |
| Venue | Oshawa Sports Centre |
| Dates | July 11–15, 2015 |
| Competitors | 121 from 24 nations |
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| Weightlifting at the 2015 Pan American Games | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| 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 | ||
Venue
The competitions will take place at the General Motors Centre (Oshawa Sports Centre) located about in the city of Oshawa, about 60 kilometers from the athletes village. The arena will have a reduced capacity (from its normal of about 5,500) of about 3,000 people per session.[2] The venue will also host boxing competitions later during the games.[4]
Competition schedule
The following is the competition schedule for the weightlifting competitions:[5]
| F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Sat 11 | Sun 12 | Mon 13 | Tue 14 | Wed 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 56 kg | F | ||||
| Men's 62 kg | F | ||||
| Men's 69 kg | F | ||||
| Men's 77 kg | F | ||||
| Men's 85 kg | F | ||||
| Men's 94 kg | F | ||||
| Men's 105 kg | F | ||||
| Men's +105 kg | F | ||||
| Women's 48 kg | F | ||||
| Women's 53 kg | F | ||||
| Women's 58 kg | F | ||||
| Women's 63 kg | F | ||||
| Women's 69 kg | F | ||||
| Women's 75 kg | F | ||||
| Women's +75 kg | F |
Medal table
* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 |  | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |  | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 |  | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 |  | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (10 nations) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
Medalists
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 kg |
Habib de las Salas |
Carlos Berna |
Luis García |
| 62 kg |
Óscar Figueroa |
Francisco Mosquera |
Jesús López |
| 69 kg |
Luis Javier Mosquera |
Bredni Roque |
Francis Luna-Grenier |
| 77 kg |
Addriel La O |
Junior Sánchez |
Jhor Moreno |
| 85 kg |
Yoelmis Hernández |
Yadier Nuñez |
Juan Ruiz Morelos |
| 94 kg |
Kendrick Farris |
Norik Vardanian |
Javier Vanega |
| 105 kg |
Jesús González |
Mateus Gregorio Machado |
Jorge Arroyo |
| +105 kg |
Fernando Reis |
George Kobaladze |
Fernando Salas Manguis |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg |
Cándida Vásquez |
Ana Segura |
Beatriz Pirón |
| 53 kg |
Rusmeris Villar |
Génesis Rodríguez |
Yafreisy Silvestre |
| 58 kg |
Lina Rivas |
Yusleidy Figueroa |
Quisia Guicho |
| 63 kg |
Mercedes Pérez |
Marina Rodríguez |
Bruna Nascimento Piloto |
| 69 kg |
Leydi Solís |
Neisi Dajomes |
Aremi Fuentes |
| 75 kg |
Ubaldina Valoyes |
Fernanda Valdés |
Jaqueline Ferreira |
| +75 kg |
Yaniuska Espinosa |
Naryury Perez |
Oliba Nieve |
Participating nations
A total of 24 countries have qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation has entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
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Qualification
A total of 125 weightlifters (69 male and 56 women) will qualify to compete at the games. Qualification was done at the 2013 and 2014 Pan American Championships, where nations had points assigned per athlete's finishing position. The totals of both Championships were added and quotas were then awarded to the top 20 men's teams and 18 women's teams. A further two wildcards (one for each gender) was awarded.[6]
References
- "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- "Oshawa Sports Centre". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "Weightlifting". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- McMillan, Ian (17 July 2014). "Cashing in on the Pan Am Games in Durham". DurhamRegion.com. Metroland Media Group. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- "Sport Technical Manual Weightlifting". www.scribd.com/. TO2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
