Powerlifting at the 2023 Parapan American Games – Men's 97 kg explained

Event:	Men's 97 kg
Games:	2023
Venue:	Chimkowe Gym
Dates:	November 19
Competitors:	6
Nations:	6
Gold:	Fabio Torres
Goldnoc:	COL
Silver:	Jose Arimateia
Silvernoc:	BRA
Bronze:	Juan Ramírez Miramontes
Bronzenoc:	MEX
Prev:	2019
Next:	2027

The men's 97 kg competition of the powerlifting events at the 2023 Parapan American Games was held on November 19 at the Chimkowe Gym in Santiago, Chile.^[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record		255 kg	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	December 17, 2022
Parapan American Games record		225 kg	Toronto, Canada	August 11, 2015
Americas record		230 kg	St. Louis, United States	July 10, 2022

Results

The results were as follows:^[2]

Rank	Name	Body weight (kg)	Attempts (kg)				Result (kg)
			1	2	3	4
		94.5	205	208	215		215
		96.9	200	206	213		200
		88.6	152	153	158		158
4		93.1	152	156	157		157
5		94.2	140	145	148		145
6		91.6	150	155	158		-

Notes and References

1. Web site: Orlando . Alexandra . 2022-06-14 . SANTIAGO 2023 OFFICIALLY CONFIRMS SPORTS VENUES . 2023-11-20 . Panam Sports . en-US.
2. Web site: Men's 97 kg − Results. January 3, 2024.