Weightlifting at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 62 kg

Weightlifting – Men's 62 kg at the 2011 Pan American Games
Weightlifting – Men's 62 kg at the 2011 Pan American Games
Venue	Weightlifting Forum
Dates	October 23
Competitors	9 from 6 nations
Medalists
	«2007 2015»

The men's 62 kg competition of the weightlifting events at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, was held on October 23 at the Weightlifting Forum.^[1] The defending champion was Diego Salazar from Colombia.

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. This weightlifting event was the second-lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 62 kilograms of body mass.

Schedule

All times are Central Standard Time (UTC-6).

Date	Time	Round
October 23, 2011	16:00	Final

Results

9 athletes from 6 countries took part.^[2]

PR – Pan American Games record

Rank	Name	Country	Group	B.weight (kg)	Snatch (kg)	Clean & Jerk (kg)	Total (kg)^[3]
	Óscar Figueroa	Colombia	A	61.85	137	175 PR	312 PR
	Jesus Lopez	Venezuela	A	61.83	130	166	296
	Diego Salazar	Colombia	A	61.80	132	160	292
4	José Peguero	Dominican Republic	A	61.85	124	140	264
5	Welinton Pec	Guatemala	A	61.48	105	150	255
6	Miguel Cantun	Mexico	A	61.47	110	140	250
7	Alex Hernandez	Guatemala	A	61.62	108	136	240
8	Mauro Acosta	Uruguay	A	61.17	86	124	210
–	Ivis Araujo	Mexico	A	61.50	113	–	DNF