Weightlifting at the 2023 Pan American Games – Men's 61 kg

The men's 61 kg competition of the weightlifting events at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, was held on 21 October at the Gimnasio Chimkowe.

Weightlifting – Men's 61kg at the 2023 Pan American Games
Venue	Gimnasio Chimkowe
Dates	21 October
Competitors	9 from 9 nations
Medalists
Arley Calderón   Cuba   Victor Guemez   Mexico   Luis Bardalez   Peru

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 61 kilograms of body mass.

Results

The results were as follows:

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Group	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total
				1	2	3	Result	1	2	3	Result
	Arley Calderón	Cuba	A	122	122	125	125	154	–	–	154	279
	Victor Guemez	Mexico	A	119	123	125	123	150	150	153	153	276
	Luis Bardalez	Peru	A	119	122	124	124	151	151	153	151	275
4	Wilkeinner Rodríguez	Venezuela	A	119	122	125	125	149	152	152	149	274
5	Estiven Villar	Colombia	A	118	122	124	124	148	149	152	149	273
6	Víctor Garrido	Ecuador	A	118	122	124	122	145	149	149	145	267
7	Thiago Félix	Brazil	A	115	120	121	115	147	152	152	147	262
8	Aldair Castro	Chile	A	113	113	116	116	137	144	148	144	260
9	Juan Martínez	Panama	A	101	106	110	106	120	125	130	125	231