List of Panamerican records in Olympic weightlifting explained

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).

Current records

Key to tables:

Men

width=8%	Event	width=8%	Record	width=16%	Athlete	width=11%	Nation	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=18%	Place	width=3%	Ref
55 kg
Snatch	112 kg	Jairo García		5 December 2018	International Junior CSLP Cup	Guayaquil, Ecuador
Clean & Jerk	142 kg	Miguel Suárez		24 July 2022	Pan American Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	^[1]
Total	248 kg	Miguel Suárez		15 March 2022	Manuel Suárez In Memoriam	Cárdenas, Cuba	^[2]
61 kg
Snatch	135 kg	Francisco Mosquera		3 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	^[3]
Clean & Jerk	176 kg	Hampton Morris		2 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket, Thailand	^[4]
Total	304 kg	Francisco Mosquera		3 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
67 kg
Snatch	151 kg	Luis Javier Mosquera		25 July 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	^[5]
Clean & Jerk	183 kg	Óscar Figueroa		5 December 2018	International CSLP Cup	Guayaquil, Ecuador
Total	331 kg	Luis Javier Mosquera		25 July 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan
73 kg
Snatch	160 kg	Julio Mayora		2 July 2022	Bolivarian Games	Valledupar, Colombia
Clean & Jerk	194 kg	Julio Mayora		28 July 2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	^[6]
Total	349 kg	Julio Mayora		28 July 2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru
81 kg
Snatch	168 kg	Brayan Rodallegas		21 April 2021	Pan American Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	^[7]
Clean & Jerk	206 kg	Zacarías Bonnat		6 March 2020	Manuel Suárez In Memoriam	Havana, Cuba	^[8]
Total	368 kg	Zacarías Bonnat		6 March 2020	Manuel Suárez In Memoriam	Havana, Cuba
89 kg
Snatch	182 kg	Yeison López		6 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket, Thailand
Clean & Jerk	212 kg	Keydomar Vallenilla		30 March 2023	Pan American Championships	Bariloche, Argentina	^[9]
Total	392 kg	Yeison López		6 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket, Thailand
96 kg
Snatch	187 kg	Lesman Paredes		14 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	^[10]
Clean & Jerk	216 kg	Keydomar Vallenilla		4 October 2022	South American Games	Asuncion, Paraguay	^[11]
Total	400 kg	Lesman Paredes		14 December 2021	World Championships	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
102 kg
Snatch	181 kg	Lesman Paredes		6 November 2021	Pan American Championships	Guayaquil, Ecuador	^[12]
Clean & Jerk	212 kg	Óscar Garcés		21 April 2023	Central American & Caribbean Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	^[13]
Total	390 kg	Lesman Paredes		23 April 2021	Pan American Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	^[14]
109 kg
Snatch	190 kg	Jorge Arroyo		29 July 2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	^[15]
Clean & Jerk	223 kg	Wesley Kitts		26 April 2019	Pan American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	^[16]
Total	399 kg	Wesley Kitts		26 April 2019	Pan American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala
+109 kg
Snatch	201 kg	Fernando Reis		10 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Clean & Jerk	235 kg	Fernando Reis		10 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Total	436 kg	Fernando Reis		10 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Women

width=8%	Event	width=8%	Record	width=16%	Athlete	width=11%	Nation	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=18%	Place	width=3%	Ref
45 kg
Snatch	77 kg	Manuela Berrío		5 December 2022	World Championships	Bogotá, Colombia	^[17]
Clean & Jerk	96 kg	Manuela Berrío		9 May 2019	South American, Ibero-American & Open Championships	Palmira, Colombia	^[18]
Total	172 kg	Manuela Berrío		1 July 2022	Bolivarian Games	Valledupar, Colombia	^[19]
49 kg
Snatch	89 kg	Jourdan Delacruz		20 April 2021	Pan American Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Clean & Jerk	112 kg	Jourdan Delacruz		27 March 2023	Pan American Championships	Bariloche, Argentina	^[20]
Total	200 kg	Jourdan Delacruz		20 April 2021	Pan American Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
55 kg
Snatch	96 kg	Génesis Rodríguez		5 December 2018	International CSLP Cup	Guayaquil, Ecuador
Clean & Jerk	116 kg	Alexandra Escobar		3 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Total	212 kg	Génesis Rodríguez		28 July 2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	^[21]
59 kg
Snatch	106 kg	Maude Charron		3 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket, Thailand
Clean & Jerk	133 kg	Yenny Álvarez		8 December 2022	World Championships	Bogotá, Colombia
Total	236 kg	Maude Charron		3 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket, Thailand
64 kg
Snatch	107 kg	Maude Charron		21 April 2021	Pan American Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Clean & Jerk	133 kg	Maude Charron		21 April 2021	Pan American Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Total	240 kg	Maude Charron		21 April 2021	Pan American Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
71 kg
Snatch	121 kg	Angie Palacios		14 June 2023	IWF Grand Prix	Havana, Cuba	^[22]
Clean & Jerk	150 kg	Olivia Reeves		7 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket, Thailand
Total	268 kg	Olivia Reeves		7 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket, Thailand
76 kg
Snatch	118 kg	Neisi Dajomes		13 May 2021	Ibero-American Championships	Cali, Colombia	^[23]
Clean & Jerk	146 kg	Leydi Solís		7 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Total	263 kg	Neisi Dajomes		1 August 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	^[24]
81 kg
Snatch	123 kg	Neisi Dajomes		9 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket, Thailand
Clean & Jerk	149 kg	Tamara Salazar		16 June 2023	IWF Grand Prix	Havana, Cuba
Total	269 kg	Neisi Dajomes		9 April 2024	World Cup	Phuket, Thailand
87 kg
Snatch	117 kg	Crismery Santana		30 July 2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	^[25]
Clean & Jerk	150 kg	Tamara Salazar		2 August 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	^[26]
Total	263 kg	Tamara Salazar		2 August 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan
+87 kg
Snatch	130 kg	Verónica Saladín		30 July 2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	^[27]
Clean & Jerk	163 kg	Mary Theisen-Lappen		14 December 2023	IWF Grand Prix	Doha, Qatar	^[28]
	163 kg	Mary Theisen-Lappen		6 March 2022	USAW North American Open Series 1	Columbus, United States	^[29]
Total	290 kg	Sarah Robles		10 November 2018	World Championships	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Historical records

Men (1998–2018)

width=8%	Event	width=8%	Record	width=16%	Athlete	width=11%	Nation	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=18%	Place	width=3%	Ref
colspan="8"	-56 kg
Snatch	130 kg	William Vargas		7 May 1998	Manuel Suarez Tournament	Pinar del Río, Cuba
Clean & Jerk	157 kg	Sergio Álvarez		4 September 2000	Manuel Suarez Tournament	Holguín, Cuba
Total	285 kg	William Vargas		7 May 1998	Manuel Suarez Tournament	Pinar del Río, Cuba
colspan="8"	-62 kg
Snatch	142 kg	Óscar Figueroa		8 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	^[30]
Clean & Jerk	177 kg	Óscar Figueroa		30 July 2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom
Total	318 kg	Óscar Figueroa		8 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	^[31]
colspan="8"	-69 kg
Snatch	155 kg	Luis Javier Mosquera		9 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	^[32]
Clean & Jerk	188 kg	Bredni Roque		7 June 2016	Pan American Championships	Cartagena, Colombia	^[33]
Total	338 kg	Luis Javier Mosquera		8 June 2015	Junior World Championships	Wrocław, Poland
colspan="8"	-77 kg
Snatch	162 kg	Yeison López		25 July 2017	Pan American Championships	Miami, United States
Clean & Jerk	205 kg	Idalberto Aranda		5 August 1999	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada
Total	356 kg	Ivan Cambar		24 November 2009	World Championships	Goyang, South Korea
colspan="8"	-85 kg
Snatch	175 kg	Arley Méndez		3 December 2017	World Championships	Anaheim, United States
Clean & Jerk	212 kg	Arley Méndez		30 May 2018	South American Games	Cochabamba, Bolivia	^[34]
Total	381 kg	Arley Méndez		17 May 2018	Pan American Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
colspan="8"	-94 kg
Snatch	178 kg	Yoandry Hernández		17 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China
Clean & Jerk	221 kg	Yoandry Hernández		17 July 2007	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Total	395 kg	Julio Luna		15 August 2003	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
colspan="8"	-105 kg
Snatch	190 kg	Jorge Arroyo		18 May 2012	Pan American Championships	Antigua, Guatemala
Clean & Jerk	227 kg	Ernesto Montoya		10 May 1998	Manuel Suarez Tournament	Pinar del Río, Cuba
Total	405 kg	Jorge Arroyo		18 May 2012	Pan American Championships	Antigua, Guatemala
+105 kg
Snatch	201 kg	Fernando Reis		18 May 2018	Pan American Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Clean & Jerk	240 kg	Fernando Reis		16 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	^[35]
Total	440 kg	Fernando Reis		5 December 2017	World Championships	Anaheim, United States	^[36]

Women (1998–2018)

width=8%	Event	width=8%	Record	width=16%	Athlete	width=11%	Nation	width=12%	Date	width=18%	Meet	width=18%	Place	width=3%	Ref
colspan="8"	-48 kg
Snatch	86 kg	Beatriz Pirón		19 September 2017	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	^[37]
Clean & Jerk	103 kg	Ana Segura		11 July 2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada
Total	188 kg	Beatriz Pirón		20 August 2017	Universiade	New Taipei City, Taiwan	^[38]
colspan="8"	-53 kg
Snatch	97 kg	Yuderqui Contreras		29 May 2014	Pan American Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Clean & Jerk	117 kg	Yuderqui Contreras		19 July 2010	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Total	213 kg	Yuderqui Contreras		19 July 2010	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
colspan="8"	-58 kg
Snatch	103 kg	Alexandra Escobar		30 July 2012	Olympic Games	London, Great Britain
Clean & Jerk	128 kg	Jackelina Heredia		13 May 2012	Pan American Championships	Antigua, Guatemala
Total	227 kg	Alexandra Escobar		19 July 2010	World Championships	Antalya, Turkey
colspan="8"	-63 kg
Snatch	106 kg	Christine Girard		25 October 2011	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico
Clean & Jerk	135 kg	Nísida Palomeque		25 October 2011	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico
Total	238 kg	Christine Girard		25 October 2011	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico
colspan="8"	-69 kg
Snatch	112 kg	Tulia Medina		19 November 2003	World Championships	Vancouver, Canada
Clean & Jerk	145 kg	Leydi Solís		14 July 2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada
Total	256 kg	Leydi Solís		14 July 2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada
colspan="8"	-75 kg
Snatch	115 kg	Nora Koppel		13 November 2005	World Championships	Doha, Qatar
Clean & Jerk	148 kg	Nora Koppel		13 May 2008	African Championships	Strand, South Africa
Total	263 kg	Nora Koppel		13 May 2008	African Championships	Strand, South Africa
colspan="8"	-90 kg
Snatch	116 kg	Crismery Santana		18 May 2018	Pan American Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Clean & Jerk	146 kg	María Valdés		4 December 2017	World Championships	Anaheim, United States
Total	258 kg	Crismery Santana		18 May 2018	Pan American Championships	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
+90 kg
Snatch	128 kg	Cheryl Haworth		18 May 2003	National Championships	Chattanooga, United States	^[39]
Clean & Jerk	161 kg	Cheryl Haworth		27 June 2005	Pan American Championships	Shreveport, United States
Total	287 kg	Cheryl Haworth		27 June 2005	Pan American Championships	Shreveport, United States

• 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.

References

General

• Pan American Records April 2024 updated

Specific

External links

• PAWC web site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Campeonato Panamericano Mayores Bogota-Colombia 22.07.2022-30.07.2022 . 30 July 2022 . PAWF.
2. Web site: XL Torneo Int. "Manuel Suárez In Memoriam" . 25 October 2022 . IWF.
3. Web site: 2018 IWF World Championships. IWF. 14 March 2019.
4. Web site: IWF World Cup – Paris 2024. Qual. Event. 9 April 2024. IWF.
5. Web site: 25 July 2021. Men's 67 kg Results. 26 July 2021. TOCOG. 9 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210809135215/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WLF/OG2020-_WLF_C73_WLFM67KG--------------FNL---------.pdf. dead.
6. Web site: 28 July 2019. Men's 73 kg Results. COPAL. 29 July 2019.
7. Web site: 24 April 2021 . 2020 Pan American Championships Results . 21 May 2021 . IWF.
8. Web site: 39th Torneo Int. Manuel Suarez" In Memoriam. IWF. 11 March 2020.
9. News: Bariloche, Day 4: Favourites confirm credentials in Argentina. IWF. 31 March 2023. 2 April 2023.
10. Web site: 2021 IWF World Championships. IWF. 14 December 2021.
11. Web site: Men's 96 kg Results. asu2022.org.py. 5 October 2022. 5 October 2022.
12. News: Colombia brilló en el Campeonato Panamericano de pesas. elheraldo.co. Isaac Barrios. es. 8 November 2021. 12 November 2021.
13. Web site: Men's 102kg Class Results. Federación Dominicana Levantamiento de Pesas. 21 April 2023. 30 May 2023.
14. News: Daniel Zabala. 23 April 2021. Lesman Paredes ganó tres medallas de oro e impuso nuevo récord en el panamericano de pesas. Spanish. antena2.com. 25 May 2021.
15. Web site: Men's 109 kg Results. COPAL. 29 July 2019. 30 July 2019.
16. Web site: XXVIII Pan American Weightlifting Championships – Results . PAWF . 28 April 2019.
17. Web site: 2022 IWF World Championships . 12 December 2022 . IWF.
18. Web site: Result book – Open Clasificatorio a Juegos Olímpicos Tokio 2020. fap.org.ar. 31 May 2019.
19. Web site: XIX Bolivarian Games. IWF. 25 October 2022.
20. News: Weightlifter Jourdan Delacruz (49KG) Sets 112-Kilogram Clean & Jerk American Record At 2023 Pan American Championships. barbend.com. Jake Dickson. 27 March 2023. 28 March 2023.
21. Web site: 28 July 2019. Women's 55 kg Results. COPAL. 29 July 2019.
22. Web site: IWF Grand Prix I. IWF. 16 June 2023.
23. Web site: 2021 Ibero-American Weightlifting Championships Results. IWF. 14 May 2021. 25 May 2021.
24. Web site: Women's 76kg. TOCOG. 1 August 2021. 1 August 2021. 1 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210801145113/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WLF/OG2020-_WLF_C73_WLFW76KG--------------FNL---------.pdf. dead.
25. Web site: Women's 87 kg Results. COPAL. 30 July 2019. 30 July 2019.
26. Web site: Women's 87kg Results. TOCOG. 2 August 2021. 2 August 2021. 2 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210802130745/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WLF/OG2020-_WLF_C73_WLFW87KG--------------FNL---------.pdf. dead.
27. Web site: Women's +87 kg Results. COPAL. 30 July 2019. 30 July 2019.
28. Web site: 2023 IWF Grand Prix II . 10 December 2023 . IWF.
29. Web site: Mary Theisen-Lappen (+87KG) Hits New American Clean & Jerk Record Of 163 Kilograms (359.4 Pounds). barbend.com. Phil Blechman. 7 March 2022. 23 March 2022.
30. Web site: Men's 62kg Results . Rio 2016 official website . 8 August 2016 . 9 August 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160919211133/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/W/L/WLM062000_Results_2016_08_08_0b6ba583_0e49_4e3d_b10a_0056dfa857d1.pdf . 19 September 2016 .
31. Web site: Men's 62kg Results . Rio 2016 official website . 8 August 2016 . 9 August 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160919211133/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/W/L/WLM062000_Results_2016_08_08_0b6ba583_0e49_4e3d_b10a_0056dfa857d1.pdf . 19 September 2016 .
32. Web site: Men's 69kg Results. Rio 2016 official website. 9 August 2016. 10 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160920035935/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/W/L/WLM069000_Results_2016_08_09_98e4862c_fd2d_4f8d_b15a_454f475db7b3.pdf. 20 September 2016. dead. dmy-all.
33. Web site: 2016 Pan American Championships Results. IWF. 11 June 2016. 15 June 2016.
34. Web site: Total olímpico hasta 85 kg - Masculina - Levantamiento de pesas . cochabamba2018.bo . https://web.archive.org/web/20180602125925/https://www.cochabamba2018.bo/competencias/esquema/4/competencia/2850 . June 2, 2018 . es.
35. Web site: Men's +105kg Results . Rio 2016 official website . 16 August 2016 . 17 August 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160920162559/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/W/L/WLM025000_Results_2016_08_16_f276a9f1_68df_4197_ba6d_977b1e9ea19f.pdf . 20 September 2016 .
36. Web site: 2017 IWF World Championships Results. IWF. 5 December 2017. 6 December 2017.
37. News: Pesistas dominicanos ganan 15 medallas; Pirón y García logran tres oro. listindiario.com. Spanish. 22 September 2017. 20 March 2018.
38. Web site: Women's 48kg Results. 2017.taipei. 20 August 2017. 20 August 2017.
39. Web site: 2003 USA WEIGHTLIFTING SENIOR NATIONALS. www.lifttilyadie.com. 11 October 2005. 18 November 2015.