Pan American records in Olympic weightlifting

The Pan American records in Olympic weightlifting are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean & jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Pan American Weightlifting Confederation (PAWC).

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Nation	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
-56 kg
Snatch	130 kg	William Vargas	Cuba	7 May 1998		Pinar del Río, Cuba
Clean & Jerk	157 kg	Sergio Álvarez	Cuba	4 September 2000		Holguín, Cuba
Total	285 kg	William Vargas	Cuba	7 May 1998		Pinar del Río, Cuba
-62 kg
Snatch	141 kg	Luis Mosquera	Colombia	9 November 2014	World Championships	Almaty, Kazakhstan
Clean & Jerk	177 kg	Óscar Figueroa	Colombia	30 July 2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom
Total	317 kg	Óscar Figueroa	Colombia	30 July 2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom
-69 kg
Snatch	151 kg	Luis Mosquera	Colombia	8 June 2015	Junior World Championships	Wroclaw, Poland
Clean & Jerk	187 kg	Luis Mosquera	Colombia	8 June 2015	Junior World Championships	Wroclaw, Poland
Total	338 kg	Luis Mosquera	Colombia	8 June 2015	Junior World Championships	Wroclaw, Poland
-77 kg
Snatch	160 kg	Pablo Lara	Cuba	8 May 1998		Pinar del Río, Cuba
Clean & Jerk	205 kg	Idalberto Aranda	Cuba	5 August 1999	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada
Total	356 kg	Ivan Cambar	Cuba	24 November 2009	World Championships	Goyang, South Korea
-85 kg
Snatch	169 kg	Jadier Valladares	Cuba	15 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China
Clean & Jerk	210 kg	Ernesto Quiroga	Cuba	23 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
Total	375 kg	Ernesto Quiroga	Cuba	23 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
-94 kg
Snatch	178 kg	Yoandry Hernández	Cuba	17 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China
Clean & Jerk	221 kg	Yoandry Hernández	Cuba	17 July 2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Total	395 kg	Julio Luna	Venezuela	15 August 2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
-105 kg
Snatch	190 kg	Jorge Arroyo	Ecuador	18 May 2012	Pan American Championships	Antigua, Guatemala
Clean & Jerk	227 kg	Ernesto Montoya	Cuba	10 May 1998		Pinar del Río, Cuba
Total	405 kg	Jorge Arroyo	Ecuador	18 May 2012	Pan American Championships	Antigua, Guatemala
+105 kg
Snatch	197 kg	Shane Hamman	USA	26 November 2002	World Championships	Wroclaw, Poland
Clean & Jerk	237 kg	Shane Hamman	USA	25 August 2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece
Total	430 kg	Shane Hamman	USA	25 August 2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Nation	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
-48 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
-53 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
-58 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
-63 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
-69 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
-75 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total
+75 kg
Snatch
Clean & Jerk
Total

External links

• PAWC web site
• Pan American Records