The women's 53 kg competition of the weightlifting events at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, was held on July 12 at the Oshawa Sports Centre. The defending champion was Yuderquis Contreras from Dominican Republic.
| Weightlifting – Women's 53 kg at the 2015 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Oshawa Sports Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | July 12 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 6 nations | |||||||||
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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
editAll times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4).
| Date | Time | Round |
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| July 12, 2015 | 14:00 | Final |
Results
edit8 athletes from six countries took part.[1]
- PR – Pan American Games record
| Rank | Name | Country | Group | B.weight (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) |
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Rusmeris Villar |  Colombia |
A | 52.56 | 86 | 115 PR | 201 |
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Génesis Rodríguez |  Venezuela |
A | 52.97 | 92 | 109 | 201 |
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Yafreisy Silvestre |  Dominican Republic |
A | 52.73 | 80 | 103 | 183 |
| 4 | Rosane Santos |  Brazil |
A | 52.67 | 82 | 100 | 182 |
| 5 | Jessica Ruel |  Canada |
A | 52.94 | 81 | 96 | 177 |
| 6 | Leticia Laurindo | Brazil |
A | 52.18 | 75 | 96 | 171 |
| 7 | Melanie Roach |  United States |
A | 52.54 | 72 | 96 | 168 |
| Yuderqui Contreras | Dominican Republic |
A | 52.92 | DNF |
New record
editThe following record were established and improved upon during the competition.
| Clean & Jerk | 115.0 kg | Rusmeris Villar (COL)
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