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Home » Weightlifting News » 2021 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results — 36 Medals for USA

2021 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results — 36 Medals for USA

All 19 USA weightlifters posted a total and finished within the top five of their respective categories.

Phil Blechman
Written by Phil Blechman
Last updated on April 30th, 2025

The 2021 Pan American Weightlifting Championships (PAWC) results are in. From Nov. 3-7, 2021, the competition in Guayaquil, Ecuador, was live-streamed via the Pan American Weightlifting Federation (PAWF) YouTube channel and saw Colombia and the USA dominate with a combined 82 medals out of a possible 180.

Check out the medal table below in descending order from most golds to fewest. It includes medals for snatch, clean & jerk, and total:

2021 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Medal Table

  • Colombia | Gold: 26 | Silver: 13 | Bronze: 7 | Total: 46
  • United States | Gold: 14 | Silver: 11 | Bronze: 11 | Total: 36
  • Dominican Republic | Gold: 9 | Silver: 6 | Bronze: 1 | Total: 16
  • Mexico | Gold: 4 | Silver: 9 | Bronze: 12 | Total: 25
  • Venezuela | Gold: 3 | Silver: 11 | Bronze: 3 | Total: 17
  • Peru | Gold: 2 | Bronze: 2 | Total: 4
  • Brazil | Gold: 1 | Silver: 5 | Bronze: 11 | Total: 17
  • Ecuador | Gold: 1 | Silver: 5 Bronze: 6 | Total: 12
  • Puerto Rico | Bronze: 4 | Total: 4
  • Canada | Bronze: 2 | Total: 2 
  • Guatamala | Bronze: 1 | Total: 1

Every one of the 19 lifters on the USA’s roster posted a total and finished within the top five of their division.

 

 
 
 
 
 
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2021 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results

Below are the results for all 10  Men’s weight categories from the 2021 PAWC:

Men’s 55 KG

  1. Miguel Suárez, Colombia — 244 kilograms
  2. Winder Sànchez, Venezuela — 242 kilograms
  3. José Poox, Mexico  — 229 kilograms

Men’s 61 KG

  1. Hampton Morris, USA — 268 kilograms
  2. Thiago Silva, Brazil — 267 kilograms
  3. Victor Guemez, Mexico — 267 kilograms*

Note: For two athletes who lift the same weight in the snatch, clean & jerk, or total, their podium placement is determined by who achieved the lift first chronologically. 

Men’s 67 KG

  1. Francisco Mosquera, Colombia — 320 kilograms
  2. Luis Javier Mosquera, Colombia — 317 kilograms
  3. Jair Reyes, Ecuador — 301 kilograms

Men’s 73 KG

  1. Julio Cedeño, Dominican Republic — 315 kilograms
  2. Josué Aguilar, Mexico — 301 kilograms
  3. Jacob Horst, USA — 300 kilograms

Men’s 81 KG

  1. Bryan Rodallegas, Colombia — 347 kilograms
  2. Darvin Castro, Venezuela — 335 kilograms
  3. Josué Ferreira, Brazil — 334 kilograms

Men’s 89 KG

  1. Jhor Moreno, Colombia — 362 kilograms
  2. Diego Betancur, Colombia — 360 kilograms
  3. Beau Brown, USA — 335 kilograms

Men’s 96 KG

  1. Keydomar Vallenilla, Venezuela — 388 kilograms
  2. Nathan Damron, USA — 371 kilograms
  3. Wilmer Contreras, Ecuador — 337 kilograms

Vallenilla scored a Pan American clean & jerk record of 214 kilograms.

Men’s 102 KG

  1. Lesman Paredes, Colombia — 386 kilograms
  2. Marco Gregório, Brazil — 355 kilograms
  3. Serafim Veli, Brazil — 348 kilograms

Paredes scored a Pan American snatch record of 181 kilograms.

Men’s 109 KG

  1. Hernán Viera, Peru — 361 kilograms
  2. Josué Medina, Mexico — 350 kilograms
  3. Richard Davidson, Canada — 337 kilograms

Men’s +109 KG

  1. Keiser Witte, USA — 396 kilograms
  2. Raúl Manriquez, Mexico — 392 kilograms
  3. Santiago Cossio, Colombia — 385 kilograms

 

 
 
 
 
 
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Below are the results for all 10  Women’s weight categories from the 2021 PAWC:

Women’s 45KG

  1. Diana Chay, Mexico — 157 kilograms
  2. Rosielis Quintana, Venezuela — 153 kilograms
  3. Viviana Muñoz, Mexico — 148 kilograms

Women’s 49KG 

  1. Hayley Reichardt, USA — 187 kilograms
  2. Dahiana Ortiz, Dominican Republic — 182 kilograms
  3. Maddison Pannell, USA — 177 kilograms

Women’s 55KG 

  1. Nathalia Novas, Dominican Republic — 193 kilograms
  2. Jennifer Hernández, Ecuador — 192 kilograms
  3. Génesis Rodriguez, Venezuela — 190 kilograms

Women’s 59KG

  1. Yenni Álvarez, Colombia — 230 kilograms — Pan American record
  2. Rosivé Silgado, Colombia — 215 kilograms
  3. Gilyeliz Guzmán, Puerto Rico — 203 kilograms

Álvarez scored Pan American records in the snatch (100 kilograms), clean & jerk (130 kilograms), and total.

Women’s 64KG 

  1. Natalia Llamosa, Colombia — 228 kilograms
  2. Eva Gurrola, Mexico — 211 kilograms
  3. Taylor Wilkins, USA — 211 kilograms

Women’s 71KG 

  1. Meredith Alwine, USA —237 kilograms
  2. Miyareth Mendoza, Colombia — 235 kilograms
  3. Mariah Park, USA — 231 kilograms

Women’s 76KG 

  1. Katherine Nye, USA — 240 kilograms
  2. Mattie Rogers, USA — 237 kilograms
  3. Laura Amaro, Brazil — 236 kilograms

Women’s 81KG 

  1. Valeria Rivas, Colombia — 242 kilograms
  2. Yudelina Mejia, Dominican Republic — 241 kilograms
  3. Amanda Schott, Brazil — 226 kilograms

Women’s 87KG 

  1. Crismery Santana, Dominican Republic — 247 kilograms
  2. Dayana Chirinos, Venezuela — 239 kilograms
  3. Yeini Geles, Colombia — 237 kilograms

Women’s +87KG 

  1. Mary Theisen-Lappen, USA — 270 kilograms
  2. Lisseth Ayovi, Ecuador — 243 kilograms
  3. Gladis Bueno, Mexico — 234 kilograms

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Phil Blechman

About Phil Blechman

Phil is a native New Yorker passionate about storytelling, bodybuilding, and game design. He holds a BFA from Syracuse University.

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