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The Pan American records in Olympic weightlifting are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean & jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Pan American Weightlifting Federation (PAWF).
Key to tables :
Awaiting ratification
Not ratified or later rescinded by PAWF
Event
Record
Athlete
Nation
Date
Meet
Place
Ref
55 kg
Snatch
112 kg
Jairo García
Colombia
5 December 2018
International Junior CSLP Cup
Guayaquil , Ecuador
Clean & Jerk
142 kg
Miguel Suárez
Colombia
24 July 2022
Pan American Championships
Bogotá , Colombia
[ 1]
Total
248 kg
Miguel Suárez
Colombia
15 March 2022
Manuel Suárez In Memoriam
Cárdenas , Cuba
[ 2]
61 kg
Snatch
135 kg
Francisco Mosquera
Colombia
3 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[ 3]
Clean & Jerk
176 kg
Hampton Morris
United States
2 April 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[ 4]
Total
304 kg
Francisco Mosquera
Colombia
3 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[ 3]
67 kg
Snatch
151 kg
Luis Javier Mosquera
Colombia
25 July 2021
Olympic Games
Tokyo , Japan
[ 5]
Clean & Jerk
183 kg
Óscar Figueroa
Colombia
5 December 2018
International CSLP Cup
Guayaquil , Ecuador
Total
331 kg
Luis Javier Mosquera
Colombia
25 July 2021
Olympic Games
Tokyo , Japan
[ 5]
73 kg
Snatch
160 kg
Julio Mayora
Venezuela
2 July 2022
Bolivarian Games
Valledupar , Colombia
[ 6]
Clean & Jerk
194 kg
Julio Mayora
Venezuela
28 July 2019
Pan American Games
Lima , Peru
[ 7]
Total
349 kg
Julio Mayora
Venezuela
28 July 2019
Pan American Games
Lima , Peru
[ 7]
81 kg
Snatch
168 kg
Brayan Rodallegas
Colombia
21 April 2021
Pan American Championships
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
[ 8]
Clean & Jerk
206 kg
Zacarías Bonnat
Dominican Republic
6 March 2020
Manuel Suárez In Memoriam
Havana , Cuba
[ 9]
Total
368 kg
Zacarías Bonnat
Dominican Republic
6 March 2020
Manuel Suárez In Memoriam
Havana , Cuba
[ 9]
89 kg
Snatch
182 kg
Yeison López
Colombia
6 April 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[ 4]
Clean & Jerk
212 kg
Keydomar Vallenilla
Venezuela
30 March 2023
Pan American Championships
Bariloche , Argentina
[ 10]
Total
392 kg
Yeison López
Colombia
6 April 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[ 4]
96 kg
Snatch
187 kg
Lesman Paredes
Colombia
14 December 2021
World Championships
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
[ 11]
Clean & Jerk
216 kg
Keydomar Vallenilla
Venezuela
4 October 2022
South American Games
Asuncion , Paraguay
[ 12]
Total
400 kg
Lesman Paredes
Colombia
14 December 2021
World Championships
Tashkent , Uzbekistan
[ 11]
102 kg
Snatch
181 kg
Lesman Paredes
Colombia
6 November 2021
Pan American Championships
Guayaquil , Ecuador
[ 13]
Clean & Jerk
212 kg
Óscar Garcés
Colombia
21 April 2023
Central American & Caribbean Championships
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
[ 14]
Total
390 kg
Lesman Paredes
Colombia
23 April 2021
Pan American Championships
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
[ 15] [ 8]
109 kg
Snatch
190 kg
Jorge Arroyo
Ecuador
29 July 2019
Pan American Games
Lima , Peru
[ 16]
Clean & Jerk
223 kg
Wesley Kitts
United States
26 April 2019
Pan American Championships
Guatemala City , Guatemala
[ 17]
Total
399 kg
Wesley Kitts
United States
26 April 2019
Pan American Championships
Guatemala City , Guatemala
[ 17]
+109 kg
Snatch
201 kg
Fernando Reis
Brazil
10 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[ 3]
Clean & Jerk
235 kg
Fernando Reis
Brazil
10 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[ 3]
Total
436 kg
Fernando Reis
Brazil
10 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[ 3]
Event
Record
Athlete
Nation
Date
Meet
Place
Ref
45 kg
Snatch
77 kg
Manuela Berrío
Colombia
5 December 2022
World Championships
Bogotá , Colombia
[ 18]
Clean & Jerk
96 kg
Manuela Berrío
Colombia
9 May 2019
South American, Ibero-American & Open Championships
Palmira , Colombia
[ 19]
Total
172 kg
Manuela Berrío
Colombia
1 July 2022
Bolivarian Games
Valledupar , Colombia
[ 6]
49 kg
Snatch
89 kg
Jourdan Delacruz
United States
20 April 2021
Pan American Championships
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
[ 8]
Clean & Jerk
112 kg
Jourdan Delacruz
United States
27 March 2023
Pan American Championships
Bariloche , Argentina
[ 20]
Total
200 kg
Jourdan Delacruz
United States
20 April 2021
Pan American Championships
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
[ 8]
55 kg
Snatch
96 kg
Génesis Rodríguez
Venezuela
5 December 2018
International CSLP Cup
Guayaquil , Ecuador
Clean & Jerk
116 kg
Alexandra Escobar
Ecuador
3 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[ 3]
Total
212 kg
Génesis Rodríguez
Venezuela
28 July 2019
Pan American Games
Lima , Peru
[ 21]
59 kg
Snatch
106 kg
Maude Charron
Canada
3 April 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[ 4]
Clean & Jerk
133 kg
Yenny Álvarez
Colombia
8 December 2022
World Championships
Bogotá , Colombia
[ 18]
Total
236 kg
Maude Charron
Canada
3 April 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[ 4]
64 kg
Snatch
107 kg
Maude Charron
Canada
21 April 2021
Pan American Championships
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
[ 8]
Clean & Jerk
133 kg
Maude Charron
Canada
21 April 2021
Pan American Championships
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
[ 8]
Total
240 kg
Maude Charron
Canada
21 April 2021
Pan American Championships
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
[ 8]
71 kg
Snatch
121 kg
Angie Palacios
Ecuador
14 June 2023
IWF Grand Prix
Havana , Cuba
[ 22]
Clean & Jerk
150 kg
Olivia Reeves
United States
7 April 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[ 4]
Total
268 kg
Olivia Reeves
United States
7 April 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[ 4]
76 kg
Snatch
118 kg
Neisi Dajomes
Ecuador
13 May 2021
Ibero-American Championships
Cali , Colombia
[ 23]
Clean & Jerk
146 kg
Leydi Solís
Colombia
7 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[ 3]
Total
263 kg
Neisi Dajomes
Ecuador
1 August 2021
Olympic Games
Tokyo , Japan
[ 24]
81 kg
Snatch
123 kg
Neisi Dajomes
Ecuador
9 April 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[ 4]
Clean & Jerk
149 kg
Tamara Salazar
Ecuador
16 June 2023
IWF Grand Prix
Havana , Cuba
[ 22]
Total
269 kg
Neisi Dajomes
Ecuador
9 April 2024
World Cup
Phuket , Thailand
[ 4]
87 kg
Snatch
117 kg
Crismery Santana
Dominican Republic
30 July 2019
Pan American Games
Lima , Peru
[ 25]
Clean & Jerk
150 kg
Tamara Salazar
Ecuador
2 August 2021
Olympic Games
Tokyo , Japan
[ 26]
Total
263 kg
Tamara Salazar
Ecuador
2 August 2021
Olympic Games
Tokyo , Japan
[ 26]
+87 kg
Snatch
130 kg
Verónica Saladín
Dominican Republic
30 July 2019
Pan American Games
Lima , Peru
[ 27]
Clean & Jerk
163 kg
Mary Theisen-Lappen
United States
14 December 2023
IWF Grand Prix
Doha , Qatar
[ 28]
163 kg
Mary Theisen-Lappen
United States
6 March 2022
USAW North American Open Series 1
Columbus , United States
[ 29]
Total
290 kg
Sarah Robles
United States
10 November 2018
World Championships
Ashgabat , Turkmenistan
[ 3]
Event
Record
Athlete
Nation
Date
Meet
Place
Ref
-56 kg
Snatch
130 kg
William Vargas
Cuba
7 May 1998
Manuel Suarez Tournament
Pinar del Río , Cuba
Clean & Jerk
157 kg
Sergio Álvarez
Cuba
4 September 2000
Manuel Suarez Tournament
Holguín , Cuba
Total
285 kg
William Vargas
Cuba
7 May 1998
Manuel Suarez Tournament
Pinar del Río , Cuba
-62 kg
Snatch
142 kg
Óscar Figueroa
Colombia
8 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
[ 30]
Clean & Jerk
177 kg
Óscar Figueroa
Colombia
30 July 2012
Olympic Games
London , United Kingdom
Total
318 kg
Óscar Figueroa
Colombia
8 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
[ 31]
-69 kg
Snatch
155 kg
Luis Javier Mosquera
Colombia
9 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
[ 32]
Clean & Jerk
188 kg
Bredni Roque
Mexico
7 June 2016
Pan American Championships
Cartagena , Colombia
[ 33]
Total
338 kg
Luis Javier Mosquera
Colombia
8 June 2015
Junior World Championships
Wrocław , Poland
-77 kg
Snatch
162 kg
Yeison López
Colombia
25 July 2017
Pan American Championships
Miami , United States
Clean & Jerk
205 kg
Idalberto Aranda
Cuba
5 August 1999
Pan American Games
Winnipeg , Canada
Total
356 kg
Iván Cambar
Cuba
24 November 2009
World Championships
Goyang , South Korea
-85 kg
Snatch
175 kg
Arley Méndez
Chile
3 December 2017
World Championships
Anaheim , United States
Clean & Jerk
212 kg
Arley Méndez
Chile
30 May 2018
South American Games
Cochabamba , Bolivia
[ 34]
Total
381 kg
Arley Méndez
Chile
17 May 2018
Pan American Championships
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
-94 kg
Snatch
178 kg
Yoandry Hernández
Cuba
17 August 2008
Olympic Games
Beijing , China
Clean & Jerk
221 kg
Yoandry Hernández
Cuba
17 July 2007
Pan American Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brasil
Total
395 kg
Julio Luna
Venezuela
15 August 2003
Pan American Games
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
-105 kg
Snatch
190 kg
Jorge Arroyo
Ecuador
18 May 2012
Pan American Championships
Antigua , Guatemala
Clean & Jerk
227 kg
Ernesto Montoya
Cuba
10 May 1998
Manuel Suarez Tournament
Pinar del Río , Cuba
Total
405 kg
Jorge Arroyo
Ecuador
18 May 2012
Pan American Championships
Antigua , Guatemala
+105 kg
Snatch
201 kg
Fernando Reis
Brazil
18 May 2018
Pan American Championships
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
Clean & Jerk
240 kg
Fernando Reis
Brazil
16 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
[ 35]
Total
440 kg
Fernando Reis
Brazil
5 December 2017
World Championships
Anaheim , United States
[ 36]
Event
Record
Athlete
Nation
Date
Meet
Place
Ref
-48 kg
Snatch
86 kg
Beatriz Pirón
Dominican Republic
19 September 2017
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Guatemala City , Guatemala
[ 37]
Clean & Jerk
103 kg
Ana Segura
Colombia
11 July 2015
Pan American Games
Toronto , Canada
Total
188 kg
Beatriz Pirón
Dominican Republic
20 August 2017
Universiade
New Taipei City , Taiwan
[ 38]
-53 kg
Snatch
97 kg
Yuderqui Contreras
Dominican Republic
29 May 2014
Pan American Championships
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
Clean & Jerk
117 kg
Yuderqui Contreras
Dominican Republic
19 July 2010
Central American and Caribbean Games
Mayagüez , Puerto Rico
Total
213 kg
Yuderqui Contreras
Dominican Republic
19 July 2010
Central American and Caribbean Games
Mayagüez , Puerto Rico
-58 kg
Snatch
103 kg
Alexandra Escobar
Ecuador
30 July 2012
Olympic Games
London , Great Britain
Clean & Jerk
128 kg
Jackelina Heredia
Colombia
13 May 2012
Pan American Championships
Antigua , Guatemala
Total
227 kg
Alexandra Escobar
Ecuador
19 July 2010
World Championships
Antalya , Turkey
-63 kg
Snatch
106 kg
Christine Girard
Canada
25 October 2011
Pan American Games
Guadalajara , Mexico
Clean & Jerk
135 kg
Nísida Palomeque
Colombia
25 October 2011
Pan American Games
Guadalajara , Mexico
Total
238 kg
Christine Girard
Canada
25 October 2011
Pan American Games
Guadalajara , Mexico
-69 kg
Snatch
112 kg
Tulia Medina
Colombia
19 November 2003
World Championships
Vancouver , Canada
Clean & Jerk
145 kg
Leydi Solís
Colombia
14 July 2015
Pan American Games
Toronto , Canada
Total
256 kg
Leydi Solís
Colombia
14 July 2015
Pan American Games
Toronto , Canada
-75 kg
Snatch
115 kg
Nora Koppel
Argentina
13 November 2005
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
Clean & Jerk
148 kg1
Nora Koppel
Argentina
13 May 2008
African Championships
Strand , South Africa
Total
263 kg1
Nora Koppel
Argentina
13 May 2008
African Championships
Strand , South Africa
-90 kg
Snatch
116 kg
Crismery Santana
Dominican Republic
18 May 2018
Pan American Championships
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
Clean & Jerk
146 kg
María Valdés
Chile
4 December 2017
World Championships
Anaheim , United States
Total
258 kg
Crismery Santana
Dominican Republic
18 May 2018
Pan American Championships
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
+90 kg
Snatch
128 kg
Cheryl Haworth
United States
18 May 2003
National Championships
Chattanooga , United States
[ 39]
Clean & Jerk
161 kg
Cheryl Haworth
United States
27 June 2005
Pan American Championships
Shreveport , United States
Total
287 kg
Cheryl Haworth
United States
27 June 2005
Pan American Championships
Shreveport , United States
^1 Koppel was not part of the official competition as Argentina is not an African country and her results were not recorded by the IWF. It's unclear why and how Koppel competed there and why the PAWC recognizes the results.
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