Powerlifting at the 2023 Parapan American Games – Men's 59 kg explained

Event:	Men's 59 kg
Games:	2023
Venue:	Chimkowe Gym
Dates:	November 18
Competitors:	6
Nations:	4
Gold:	Herbert Aceituno
Goldnoc:	ESA
Silver:	Javier Jiménez Cabrera
Silvernoc:	CHI
Bronze:	Niel García Trelles
Bronzenoc:	PER
Prev:	2019
Next:	2027

The men's 59 kg competition of the powerlifting events at the 2023 Parapan American Games was held on November 18 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		211 kg	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	September 9, 2016
Parapan American Games record		185 kg	Lima, Peru	August 30, 2019
Americas record		193 kg	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	August 28, 2023

Results

The results were as follows:^[2]

Rank	Name	Body weight (kg)	Attempts (kg)				Result (kg)
			1	2	3	4
		57.5	187	192	192		192
		57.8	147	151	153		153
		58.5	144	147	151		151
4		56.3	146	150	152		150
5		55.8	132	135	142		135
6		56.8	128	128	133		128

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 59 kg − Results. December 31, 2023.