Weightlifting at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's 53 kg

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
VenueOshawa Sports Centre
DatesJuly 12
Competitors8 from 6 nations
Medalists
Gold medal   Colombia
Silver medal   Venezuela
Bronze medal   Dominican Republic
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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

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

Date Time Round
July 12, 2015 14:00 Final

Results

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8 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)
  Rusmeris Villar   Colombia A 52.56 86 115 PR 201
  Génesis Rodríguez   Venezuela A 52.97 92 109 201
  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

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

Clean & Jerk 115.0 kg   Rusmeris Villar (COL) PR

References

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