The 2008 Pan American Weightlifting Championships were held in Callao, Peru from 19 March to 23 March 2008.
Men's events
edit| Event |  Gold
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 Silver
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 Bronze
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| 56 kg [1] |  Marvin López 109 kg + 132 kg = 241 kg
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Julio Salamanca 104 kg + 125 kg = 229 kg
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 Diego Soto 97 kg + 122 kg = 219 kg
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| 62 kg |  Oscar Figueroa 137 kg + 167 kg = 304 kg
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Diego Salazar 137 kg + 165 kg = 302 kg
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 Lazaro Ruiz 124 kg + 160 kg = 284 kg
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| 69 kg | Edwin Mosquera 142 kg + 173 kg = 315 kg
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Luis Pineda 134 kg + 172 kg = 306 kg
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 Raúl Sánchez 141 kg + 163 kg = 304 kg
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| 77 kg | José Ocando 150 kg + 192 kg = 342 kg
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Iván Cambar 150 kg + 191 kg = 341 kg
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Gabriel Mena 145 kg + 180 kg = 325 kg
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| 85 kg | Herbys Márquez 156 kg + 198 kg = 354 kg
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Jadier Valladares 152 kg + 197 kg = 349 kg
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Héctor Ballesteros 153 kg + 195 kg = 348 kg
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| 94 kg | Yoandry Hernández 167 kg + 210 kg = 377 kg
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 Eduardo Guadamud 165 kg + 190 kg = 355 kg
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 Jeffrey Wittmer 155 kg + 192 kg = 347 kg
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| 105 kg [2] |  Bruno Laport Brandão 160 kg + 185 kg = 345 kg
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 Akos Sandor 150 kg + 193 kg = 343 kg
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Boris Burov 161 kg + 180 kg = 341 kg
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| + 105 kg [3] | Casey Burgener 170 kg + 210 kg = 380 kg
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Victor Heredia 166 kg + 210 kg = 376 kg
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Julio Arteaga 165 kg + 210 kg = 375 kg
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Women's events
edit| Event | Gold
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Silver
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Bronze
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| 48 kg [4] | Betsi Rivas 70 kg + 92 kg = 162 kg
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 Lely Burgos 69 kg + 91 kg = 160 kg
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 Karla Moreno 62 kg + 81 kg = 143 kg
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| 53 kg |  Yuderqui Contreras 88 kg + 110 kg = 198 kg
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Ana Margot Lemos 88 kg + 106 kg = 194 kg
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Jackelina Heredia 80 kg + 100 kg = 180 kg
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| 58 kg | Alexandra Escobar 92 kg + 118 kg = 210 kg
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Geralee Vega 90 kg + 118 kg = 208 kg
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Rusmeris Villar 85 kg + 111 kg = 196 kg
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| 63 kg | Mercedes Pérez 96 kg + 122 kg = 218 kg
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Solenny Villasmil 96 kg + 120 kg = 216 kg
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Iriner Jimenez 90 kg + 121 kg = 211 kg
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| 69 kg [5] | Leydi Solís 95 kg + 127 kg = 222 kg
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Noemi Rivera 85 kg + 104 kg = 189 kg
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Jaqueline Antonia Ferreira 85 kg + 103 kg = 188 kg
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| 75 kg [6] | Jean Elisabeth Lassen 103 kg + 134 kg = 237 kg
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Ubaldina Valoyes 100 kg + 133 kg = 233 kg
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Natividad Domínguez 87 kg + 118 kg = 205 kg
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| + 75 kg | Seledina Nieves 107 kg + 140 kg = 247 kg
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Eva Dimas 106 kg + 126 kg = 232 kg
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Yinely Burgos 96 kg + 127 kg = 223 kg
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Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia (COL) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Venezuela (VEN) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Ecuador (ECU) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 28 | |
Notes and references
edit- ^ Efrain de la Rosa (DOM), originally 3rd, was disqualified
- ^ Yoel Sotolongo (CUB), originally 1st, and Victor Osorio (CHI) were disqualified
- ^ Joel Makencie (CUB), originally 1st, was disqualified
- ^ Yesenia Baldera (DOM), originally 3rd, was disqualified
- ^ Leuzkis Farias (VEN), originally 2nd, and Vanessa Nuñez (VEN), originally 3rd, were disqualified
- ^ Claret Bellorin (VEN), originally 3rd, was disqualified