Weightlifting at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's 56 kg
The men's 56 kg competition of the weightlifting events at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, was held on July 11 at the General Motors Centre.[1] The defending champion was Sergio Álvarez from Cuba.
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| Venue | Weightlifting Forum | |||||||||
| Dates | July 11 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 7 from 6 nations | |||||||||
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| Qualification | ||
| Men | Women | |
| 56 kg | 48 kg | |
| 62 kg | 53 kg | |
| 69 kg | 58 kg | |
| 77 kg | 63 kg | |
| 85 kg | 69 kg | |
| 94 kg | 75 kg | |
| 105 kg | +75 kg | |
| +105 kg | ||
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.
Results
7 athletes from six countries took part.[2]
- PR – Pan American Games record
| Rank | Name | Country | Group | B.weight (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total (kg)[3] |
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 | Habib de las Salas |  Colombia | A | 55.90 | 117 | 152 PR | 269 |
 | Carlos Berna | Colombia | A | 55.98 | 116 | 149 | 265 |
 | Luis García |  Dominican Republic | A | 55.95 | 115 | 141 | 256 |
| 4 | Enmanuel Rocafuerte |  Ecuador | A | 55.59 | 110 | 135 | 245 |
| 5 | Francisco Barrera |  Chile | A | 55.89 | 103 | 130 | 233 |
| 6 | Orlando Vasquez |  Nicaragua | A | 55.89 | 100 | 123 | 223 |
| Edouard Joseph |  Haiti | A | 55.69 | NM | DNS | DNF |
New record
The following record were established and improved upon during the competition.
| Clean & Jerk | 152.0 kg | Habib de las Salas (COL) |
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References
- "Weightlifting technical manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- Men's 56 kg Group A start list
- Men's 56 kg Group A results