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 Federation (PAWF).
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Event Record Athlete Nation Date Meet Place Ref 55 kg Snatch 112 kg Jairo García Colombia 5 December 2018 International Junior CSLP Cup Guayaquil , Ecuador Clean & Jerk 142 kg Miguel Suárez Colombia 24 July 2022 Pan American Championships Bogotá , Colombia [ 1] Total 248 kg Miguel Suárez Colombia 15 March 2022 Manuel Suárez In Memoriam Cárdenas , Cuba [ 2] 61 kg Snatch 135 kg Francisco Mosquera Colombia 3 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat , Turkmenistan [ 3] Clean & Jerk 176 kg Hampton Morris United States 2 April 2024 World Cup Phuket , Thailand [ 4] Total 304 kg Francisco Mosquera Colombia 3 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat , Turkmenistan [ 3] 67 kg Snatch 151 kg Luis Javier Mosquera Colombia 25 July 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo , Japan [ 5] Clean & Jerk 183 kg Óscar Figueroa Colombia 5 December 2018 International CSLP Cup Guayaquil , Ecuador Total 331 kg Luis Javier Mosquera Colombia 25 July 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo , Japan [ 5] 73 kg Snatch 160 kg Julio Mayora Venezuela 2 July 2022 Bolivarian Games Valledupar , Colombia [ 6] Clean & Jerk 194 kg Julio Mayora Venezuela 28 July 2019 Pan American Games Lima , Peru [ 7] Total 349 kg Julio Mayora Venezuela 28 July 2019 Pan American Games Lima , Peru [ 7] 81 kg Snatch 168 kg Brayan Rodallegas Colombia 21 April 2021 Pan American Championships Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic [ 8] Clean & Jerk 206 kg Zacarías Bonnat Dominican Republic 6 March 2020 Manuel Suárez In Memoriam Havana , Cuba [ 9] Total 368 kg Zacarías Bonnat Dominican Republic 6 March 2020 Manuel Suárez In Memoriam Havana , Cuba [ 9] 89 kg Snatch 182 kg Yeison López Colombia 6 April 2024 World Cup Phuket , Thailand [ 4] Clean & Jerk 212 kg Keydomar Vallenilla Venezuela 30 March 2023 Pan American Championships Bariloche , Argentina [ 10] Total 392 kg Yeison López Colombia 6 April 2024 World Cup Phuket , Thailand [ 4] 96 kg Snatch 187 kg Lesman Paredes Colombia 14 December 2021 World Championships Tashkent , Uzbekistan [ 11] Clean & Jerk 216 kg Keydomar Vallenilla Venezuela 4 October 2022 South American Games Asuncion , Paraguay [ 12] Total 400 kg Lesman Paredes Colombia 14 December 2021 World Championships Tashkent , Uzbekistan [ 11] 102 kg Snatch 181 kg Lesman Paredes Colombia 6 November 2021 Pan American Championships Guayaquil , Ecuador [ 13] Clean & Jerk 212 kg Óscar Garcés Colombia 21 April 2023 Central American & Caribbean Championships Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic [ 14] Total 390 kg Lesman Paredes Colombia 23 April 2021 Pan American Championships Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic [ 15] [ 8] 109 kg Snatch 190 kg Jorge Arroyo Ecuador 29 July 2019 Pan American Games Lima , Peru [ 16] Clean & Jerk 223 kg Wesley Kitts United States 26 April 2019 Pan American Championships Guatemala City , Guatemala [ 17] Total 399 kg Wesley Kitts United States 26 April 2019 Pan American Championships Guatemala City , Guatemala [ 17] +109 kg Snatch 201 kg Fernando Reis Brazil 10 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat , Turkmenistan [ 3] Clean & Jerk 235 kg Fernando Reis Brazil 10 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat , Turkmenistan [ 3] Total 436 kg Fernando Reis Brazil 10 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat , Turkmenistan [ 3]
Event Record Athlete Nation Date Meet Place Ref 45 kg Snatch 77 kg Manuela Berrío Colombia 5 December 2022 World Championships Bogotá , Colombia [ 18] Clean & Jerk 96 kg Manuela Berrío Colombia 9 May 2019 South American, Ibero-American & Open Championships Palmira , Colombia [ 19] Total 172 kg Manuela Berrío Colombia 1 July 2022 Bolivarian Games Valledupar , Colombia [ 6] 49 kg Snatch 89 kg Jourdan Delacruz United States 20 April 2021 Pan American Championships Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic [ 8] Clean & Jerk 112 kg Jourdan Delacruz United States 27 March 2023 Pan American Championships Bariloche , Argentina [ 20] Total 200 kg Jourdan Delacruz United States 20 April 2021 Pan American Championships Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic [ 8] 55 kg Snatch 96 kg Génesis Rodríguez Venezuela 5 December 2018 International CSLP Cup Guayaquil , Ecuador Clean & Jerk 116 kg Alexandra Escobar Ecuador 3 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat , Turkmenistan [ 3] Total 212 kg Génesis Rodríguez Venezuela 28 July 2019 Pan American Games Lima , Peru [ 21] 59 kg Snatch 106 kg Maude Charron Canada 3 April 2024 World Cup Phuket , Thailand [ 4] Clean & Jerk 133 kg Yenny Álvarez Colombia 8 December 2022 World Championships Bogotá , Colombia [ 18] Total 236 kg Maude Charron Canada 3 April 2024 World Cup Phuket , Thailand [ 4] 64 kg Snatch 107 kg Maude Charron Canada 21 April 2021 Pan American Championships Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic [ 8] Clean & Jerk 133 kg Maude Charron Canada 21 April 2021 Pan American Championships Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic [ 8] Total 240 kg Maude Charron Canada 21 April 2021 Pan American Championships Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic [ 8] 71 kg Snatch 121 kg Angie Palacios Ecuador 14 June 2023 IWF Grand Prix Havana , Cuba [ 22] Clean & Jerk 150 kg Olivia Reeves United States 7 April 2024 World Cup Phuket , Thailand [ 4] Total 268 kg Olivia Reeves United States 7 April 2024 World Cup Phuket , Thailand [ 4] 76 kg Snatch 118 kg Neisi Dajomes Ecuador 13 May 2021 Ibero-American Championships Cali , Colombia [ 23] Clean & Jerk 146 kg Leydi Solís Colombia 7 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat , Turkmenistan [ 3] Total 263 kg Neisi Dajomes Ecuador 1 August 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo , Japan [ 24] 81 kg Snatch 123 kg Neisi Dajomes Ecuador 9 April 2024 World Cup Phuket , Thailand [ 4] Clean & Jerk 149 kg Tamara Salazar Ecuador 16 June 2023 IWF Grand Prix Havana , Cuba [ 22] Total 269 kg Neisi Dajomes Ecuador 9 April 2024 World Cup Phuket , Thailand [ 4] 87 kg Snatch 117 kg Crismery Santana Dominican Republic 30 July 2019 Pan American Games Lima , Peru [ 25] Clean & Jerk 150 kg Tamara Salazar Ecuador 2 August 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo , Japan [ 26] Total 263 kg Tamara Salazar Ecuador 2 August 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo , Japan [ 26] +87 kg Snatch 130 kg Verónica Saladín Dominican Republic 30 July 2019 Pan American Games Lima , Peru [ 27] Clean & Jerk 163 kg Mary Theisen-Lappen United States 14 December 2023 IWF Grand Prix Doha , Qatar [ 28] 163 kg Mary Theisen-Lappen United States 6 March 2022 USAW North American Open Series 1 Columbus , United States [ 29] Total 290 kg Sarah Robles United States 10 November 2018 World Championships Ashgabat , Turkmenistan [ 3]
Event Record Athlete Nation Date Meet Place Ref -56 kg Snatch 130 kg William Vargas Cuba 7 May 1998 Manuel Suarez Tournament Pinar del Río , Cuba Clean & Jerk 157 kg Sergio Álvarez Cuba 4 September 2000 Manuel Suarez Tournament Holguín , Cuba Total 285 kg William Vargas Cuba 7 May 1998 Manuel Suarez Tournament Pinar del Río , Cuba -62 kg Snatch 142 kg Óscar Figueroa Colombia 8 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro , Brazil [ 30] Clean & Jerk 177 kg Óscar Figueroa Colombia 30 July 2012 Olympic Games London , United Kingdom Total 318 kg Óscar Figueroa Colombia 8 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro , Brazil [ 31] -69 kg Snatch 155 kg Luis Javier Mosquera Colombia 9 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro , Brazil [ 32] Clean & Jerk 188 kg Bredni Roque Mexico 7 June 2016 Pan American Championships Cartagena , Colombia [ 33] Total 338 kg Luis Javier Mosquera Colombia 8 June 2015 Junior World Championships Wrocław , Poland -77 kg Snatch 162 kg Yeison López Colombia 25 July 2017 Pan American Championships Miami , United States Clean & Jerk 205 kg Idalberto Aranda Cuba 5 August 1999 Pan American Games Winnipeg , Canada Total 356 kg Iván Cambar Cuba 24 November 2009 World Championships Goyang , South Korea -85 kg Snatch 175 kg Arley Méndez Chile 3 December 2017 World Championships Anaheim , United States Clean & Jerk 212 kg Arley Méndez Chile 30 May 2018 South American Games Cochabamba , Bolivia [ 34] Total 381 kg Arley Méndez Chile 17 May 2018 Pan American Championships Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic -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 Manuel Suarez Tournament Pinar del Río , Cuba Total 405 kg Jorge Arroyo Ecuador 18 May 2012 Pan American Championships Antigua , Guatemala +105 kg Snatch 201 kg Fernando Reis Brazil 18 May 2018 Pan American Championships Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic Clean & Jerk 240 kg Fernando Reis Brazil 16 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro , Brazil [ 35] Total 440 kg Fernando Reis Brazil 5 December 2017 World Championships Anaheim , United States [ 36]
Event Record Athlete Nation Date Meet Place Ref -48 kg Snatch 86 kg Beatriz Pirón Dominican Republic 19 September 2017 Central American and Caribbean Championships Guatemala City , Guatemala [ 37] Clean & Jerk 103 kg Ana Segura Colombia 11 July 2015 Pan American Games Toronto , Canada Total 188 kg Beatriz Pirón Dominican Republic 20 August 2017 Universiade New Taipei City , Taiwan [ 38] -53 kg Snatch 97 kg Yuderqui Contreras Dominican Republic 29 May 2014 Pan American Championships Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic Clean & Jerk 117 kg Yuderqui Contreras Dominican Republic 19 July 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez , Puerto Rico Total 213 kg Yuderqui Contreras Dominican Republic 19 July 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez , Puerto Rico -58 kg Snatch 103 kg Alexandra Escobar Ecuador 30 July 2012 Olympic Games London , Great Britain Clean & Jerk 128 kg Jackelina Heredia Colombia 13 May 2012 Pan American Championships Antigua , Guatemala Total 227 kg Alexandra Escobar Ecuador 19 July 2010 World Championships Antalya , Turkey -63 kg Snatch 106 kg Christine Girard Canada 25 October 2011 Pan American Games Guadalajara , Mexico Clean & Jerk 135 kg Nísida Palomeque Colombia 25 October 2011 Pan American Games Guadalajara , Mexico Total 238 kg Christine Girard Canada 25 October 2011 Pan American Games Guadalajara , Mexico -69 kg Snatch 112 kg Tulia Medina Colombia 19 November 2003 World Championships Vancouver , Canada Clean & Jerk 145 kg Leydi Solís Colombia 14 July 2015 Pan American Games Toronto , Canada Total 256 kg Leydi Solís Colombia 14 July 2015 Pan American Games Toronto , Canada -75 kg Snatch 115 kg Nora Koppel Argentina 13 November 2005 World Championships Doha , Qatar Clean & Jerk 148 kg1 Nora Koppel Argentina 13 May 2008 African Championships Strand , South Africa Total 263 kg1 Nora Koppel Argentina 13 May 2008 African Championships Strand , South Africa -90 kg Snatch 116 kg Crismery Santana Dominican Republic 18 May 2018 Pan American Championships Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic Clean & Jerk 146 kg María Valdés Chile 4 December 2017 World Championships Anaheim , United States Total 258 kg Crismery Santana Dominican Republic 18 May 2018 Pan American Championships Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic +90 kg Snatch 128 kg Cheryl Haworth United States 18 May 2003 National Championships Chattanooga , United States [ 39] Clean & Jerk 161 kg Cheryl Haworth United States 27 June 2005 Pan American Championships Shreveport , United States Total 287 kg Cheryl Haworth United States 27 June 2005 Pan American Championships Shreveport , United States
^1 Koppel was not part of the official competition as Argentina is not an African country and her results were not recorded by the IWF. It's unclear why and how Koppel competed there and why the PAWC recognizes the results. General Specific
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