Weightlifting competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held from July 11 to 15 at the General Motors Centre (Oshawa Sports Centre) in Oshawa.[1] Due to naming rights the arena was as the latter for the duration of the games.[2] A total of fifteen weightlifting events were held: eight for men and seven for women.[3]
| Weightlifting at the 2015 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
 Weightlifting pictogram for the games | |
| Venue | Oshawa Sports Centre |
| Dates | July 11–15 |
| No. of events | 15 (8 men, 7 women) |
| Competitors | 121 from 24 nations |
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Venue edit
The competitions took place at the General Motors Centre (Oshawa Sports Centre) located in the city of Oshawa, about 60 kilometers from the athletes village. The arena will had a reduced capacity of 3,000 people per session (about half its normal of 5,500).[2] The venue also hosted the boxing competitions later in the games.[4]
Competition schedule edit
The following is the competition schedule for the weightlifting competitions:[5]
| F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Sat 11 | Sun 12 | Mon 13 | Tue 14 | Wed 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 56 kg | F | ||||
| Men's 62 kg | F | ||||
| Men's 69 kg | F | ||||
| Men's 77 kg | F | ||||
| Men's 85 kg | F | ||||
| Men's 94 kg | F | ||||
| Men's 105 kg | F | ||||
| Men's +105 kg | F | ||||
| Women's 48 kg | F | ||||
| Women's 53 kg | F | ||||
| Women's 58 kg | F | ||||
| Women's 63 kg | F | ||||
| Women's 69 kg | F | ||||
| Women's 75 kg | F | ||||
| Women's +75 kg | F |
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Colombia | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 |  Venezuela | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |  Cuba | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  Brazil | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Dominican Republic | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 |  Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 |  Mexico | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  Canada* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Chile | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
Medalists edit
Men's events edit
Women's events edit
Participating nations edit
A total of 24 countries qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
Argentina (2)
Aruba (1)
Barbados (1)
Bolivia (1)
Brazil (8)
Canada (13)
Chile (4)
Colombia (13)
Costa Rica (2)
Cuba (8)
Dominican Republic (10)
Ecuador (9)
El Salvador (2)
Guatemala (4)
Haiti (2)
Honduras (1)
Mexico (9)
Nicaragua (2)
Panama (2)
Peru (4)
Puerto Rico (2)
United States (7)
Uruguay (1)
Venezuela (13)
Qualification edit
A total of 125 weightlifters (69 male and 56 women) were able to qualify to compete at the games. Qualification was done at the 2013 and 2014 Pan American Championships, where nations had points assigned per athlete's finishing position. The totals of both Championships were added and quotas were then awarded to the top 20 men's teams and 18 women's teams. A further two wildcards (one for each gender) was awarded.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Oshawa Sports Centre". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Weightlifting". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ McMillan, Ian (17 July 2014). "Cashing in on the Pan Am Games in Durham". DurhamRegion.com. Metroland Media Group. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Sport Technical Manual Weightlifting". www.scribd.com/. TO2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
External links edit
- Results book (archived)