Weightlifting at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's 48 kg

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
VenueOshawa Sports Centre
DatesJuly 11
Competitors9 from 8 nations
Medalists
Gold medal   Dominican Republic
Silver medal   Colombia
Bronze medal   Dominican Republic
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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

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All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4).

Date Time Round
July 11, 2015 16:30 Final

Results

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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)
  Cándida Vásquez   Dominican Republic A 47.90 81 PR 100 181 PR
  Ana Segura   Colombia A 47.43 77 103 PR 180
  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

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The following records were established and improved upon during the competition.

Snatch 81.0 kg   Cándida Vásquez (DOM) PR
Clean & Jerk 103.0 kg   Ana Segura (COL) PR
Total 181.0 kg   Cándida Vásquez (DOM) PR

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