Weightlifting at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's 85 kg

The men's 85 kg competition of the weightlifting events at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, was held on July 13 at the General Motors Centre. The defending champion was Yoelmis Hernández from Cuba.

Weightlifting – Men's 85 kg at the XVII Pan American Games
VenueGeneral Motors Centre
DatesJuly 13
Competitors6 from 4 nations
Medalists
   Cuba
   Cuba
   Colombia
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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.

Schedule

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

Date Time Round
July 13, 201519:00Final

Results

6 athletes from four countries took part.[1]

  • PR – Pan American Games record
Rank Name Country Group B.weight (kg) Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total (kg)
Yoelmis Hernández CubaA84.48164 PR206 PR370 PR
Yadier Nuñez CubaA83.86163201364
Juan Ruiz Morelos ColombiaA84.34157190347
4Pascal Plamondon CanadaA84.70157186343
5Renson Balza VenezuelaA83.96157185342
6Boady Santavy CanadaA84.35146176322

New records

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

Snatch 164.0 kg  Yoelmis Hernández (CUB) PR
Clean & Jerk 206.0 kg  Yoelmis Hernández (CUB) PR
Total 370.0 kg  Yoelmis Hernández (CUB) PR
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