2021 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results — 36 Medals for USA

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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