The women's 48 kg competition of the weightlifting events at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, was held on July 11 at the Oshawa Sports Centre. The defending champion was Lely Burgos from Puerto Rico.
| Weightlifting – Women's 48 kg at the 2015 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Oshawa Sports Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | July 11 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 8 nations | |||||||||
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Each lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted. This weightlifting event was the lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 56 kilograms of body mass.
Schedule edit
All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4).
| Date | Time | Round |
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| July 11, 2015 | 16:30 | Final |
Results edit
9 athletes from eight countries took part.[1]
- PR – Pan American Games record
| Rank | Name | Country | Group | B.weight (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) |
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Cándida Vásquez |  Dominican Republic |
A | 47.90 | 81 PR | 100 | 181 PR |
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Ana Segura |  Colombia |
A | 47.43 | 77 | 103 PR | 180 |
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Beatriz Pirón | Dominican Republic |
A | 47.90 | 80 | 95 | 175 |
| 4 | Morghan King |  United States |
A | 47.51 | 79 | 93 | 172 |
| 5 | Betsi Rivas |  Venezuela |
A | 47.63 | 70 | 92 | 162 |
| 6 | Lely Burgos |  Puerto Rico |
A | 47.66 | 71 | 91 | 162 |
| 7 | Jennifer Lopez |  Ecuador |
A | 47.08 | 70 | 91 | 161 |
| 8 | Genesis Murcia |  El Salvador |
A | 47.95 | 70 | 88 | 158 |
| 9 | Amanda Braddock |  Canada |
A | 47.86 | 70 | 85 | 155 |
New records edit
The following records were established and improved upon during the competition.
| Snatch | 81.0 kg | Cándida Vásquez (DOM)
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| Clean & Jerk | 103.0 kg | Ana Segura (COL)
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| Total | 181.0 kg | Cándida Vásquez (DOM)
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