The first Pan American Games in Buenos Aires in 1951 included weightlifting competitions in various weight categories. The U.S. athlete John Davis won the super-heavyweight event.
Weightlifting at the 1951 Pan American Games | |
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Men's competition
editBantamweight (− 56 kg)
editRANK | FINAL |
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Joseph DePietro (USA) | |
José Crespo (CUB) | |
Marcelino Salas (MEX) |
Featherweight (− 60 kg)
editRANK | FINAL |
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Rodney Wilkes (TRI) | |
Richard Greenawalt (USA) | |
Joseph Charlot (HAI) |
Lightweight (− 67.5 kg)
editRANK | FINAL |
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Joe Pitman (USA) | |
Carl de Souza (TRI) | |
Hugo d'Atri (ARG) |
Middleweight (− 75 kg)
editRANK | FINAL |
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Peter George (USA) | |
Ángel Sposato (ARG) | |
Emerson Holder (PAN) |
Light-heavyweight (− 82.5 kg)
editRANK | FINAL |
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Stanley Stanczyk (USA) | |
Osvaldo Forte (ARG) | |
Orlando Garrido (CUB) |
Super heavyweight (90 kg)
editRANK | FINAL |
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John Davis (USA) | |
Lennox Kilgour (TRI) | |
Norberto Ferreira (ARG) |
Medal table
editRank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
3 | Argentina | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
4 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
5 | Haiti | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Panama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
References
edit- Olderr, Steven (2009). The Pan American Games: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786443369. ISBN 9780786443369.
- Sports 123: Weightlifting at the Wayback Machine (archived October 7, 2011)
- Hickok Sports: Pan American Games Weightlifting Medalists at the Wayback Machine (archived December 2, 2011)