# Weightlifting at the 2003 Pan American Games

This page shows the results of the Weightlifting Competition at the 2003 Pan American Games, held from August 12 to August 16, 2003 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. There were a total number of fifteen medal events, eight for men and seven for women.

## Men's competition
### Flyweight (– 56 kg)

* Held on 2003-08-12
| RANK | NAME WEIGHTLIFTER |
| | Nelson Castro (COL) |
| | Tomas Aquino (DOM) |
| | David Mendoza (HON) |
| 4. | Marvin López (ESA) |
| 5. | Luis Medrano (GUA) |

### Featherweight (– 62 kg)

* Held on 2003-08-12
| RANK | NAME WEIGHTLIFTER |
| | Diego Salazar (COL) |
| | Vladimir Rodríguez (CUB) |
| | Israel José Rubio (VEN) |
| 4. | José Erazo (ECU) |
| 5. | Juan Reyes (ESA) |
| 6. | Wellington Mendes (BRA) |
| 8. | Welisson Silva (BRA) |

### Lightweight (– 69 kg)

* Held on 2003-08-13
| RANK | NAME WEIGHTLIFTER |
| | Yordanis Borrero (CUB) |
| | Amílcar Pernia (VEN) |
| | Aristóteles Fuentes (CUB) |
| 4. | Jorge Enrique Guiza (COL) |
| 5. | Santo Rivera (DOM) |
| — | Julio Idrovo (ECU) |

### Middleweight (– 77 kg)

* Held on 2003-08-14
| RANK | NAME WEIGHTLIFTER |
| | Chad Vaughn (USA) |
| | Ferney Manzano (COL) |
| | Octavio Mejías (VEN) |
| 4. | Osley Pedroso (CUB) |
| 5. | Walter Llerena (ECU) |
| 6. | Carlos Espeleta (ARG) |
| 7. | Francisco Caceras (ESA) |
| 8. | Greg Schouten (USA) |

### Light-heavyweight (– 85 kg)

* Held on 2003-08-14
| RANK | NAME WEIGHTLIFTER |
| | Héctor Ballesteros (COL) |
| | Yoandry Hernández (CUB) |
| | José Oliver Ruíz (COL) |
| 4. | Oscar Chaplin III (USA) |
| 5. | Dimitri Gontcharenko (ARG) |
| 6. | Edward Silva (URU) |

### Middle-heavyweight (– 94 kg)

* Held on 2003-08-15
| RANK | NAME WEIGHTLIFTER |
| | Julio César Luña (VEN) |
| | Darío Lecman (ARG) |
| | Jairo Cossio (COL) |
| 4. | Joel Mackenzie (CUB) |
| 5. | Jason Gump (USA) |
| 6. | Héctor Pineda (VEN) |
| 7. | Mario Castro (DOM) |
| 8. | Robert Murphy (USA) |

### Heavyweight (– 105 kg)

* Held on 2003-08-16
| RANK | NAME WEIGHTLIFTER |
| | Boris Burov (ECU) |
| | Michel Batista (CUB) |
| | William Solís (COL) |
| 4. | Peter Kelley (USA) |
| 5. | Akos Sandor (CAN) |
| 6. | Sacha Amede (CAN) |
| 7. | Erick Cornejo (ESA) |
| 8. | Carlos Holguín (DOM) |

### Super heavyweight (+ 105 kg)

* Held on 2003-08-16
| RANK | NAME WEIGHTLIFTER |
| | Hidelgar Morillo (VEN) |
| | Cristian Escalante (CHI) |
| | Plaiter Reyes (DOM) |
| 4. | Casey Burgener (USA) |
| 5. | Roque Reynoso (DOM) |
| 6. | Joel Bran (GUA) |
| 7. | William Campos (BOL) |
| — | Shane Hamman (USA) |

## Women's competition
### Flyweight (– 48 kg)

* Held on 2003-08-12
| RANK | NAME WEIGHTLIFTER |
| | Tara Nott (USA) |
| | Guillermina Candelario (DOM) |
| | Remigia Arcila (VEN) |
| 4. | Elohim García (MEX) |
| 5. | Jodi Wilhite (USA) |
| 6. | Silvia Lucero (ESA) |
| 7. | Jenny González (ECU) |
| 8. | Olvina Gomez (GUA) |
| 10. | Valdirene Aparecida Maia (BRA) |

### Featherweight (– 53 kg)

* Held on 2003-08-13
| RANK | NAME WEIGHTLIFTER |
| | Mabel Mosquera (COL) |
| | Yudelquis Contreras (DOM) |
| | Wendy Amparo (DOM) |
| 4. | Karla Fernández (VEN) |
| 5. | Ana Lemos (COL) |
| 6. | Daniela Ruiloba (ECU) |
| 7. | Rafaela Sebastião (BRA) |

### Lightweight (– 58 kg)

* Held on 2003-08-13
| RANK | NAME WEIGHTLIFTER |
| | María Escobar (ECU) |
| | Soraya Jiménez (MEX) |
| | Gretty Lugo (VEN) |
| 4. | Maryse Turcotte (CAN) |
| 5. | Miel McGerrigle (CAN) |
| 6. | Heridania Vazquez (DOM) |
| 7. | Carrie Boudreau (USA) |
| 8. | Olga Ruano (GUA) |

### Middleweight (– 63 kg)

* Held on 2003-08-14
| RANK | NAME WEIGHTLIFTER |
| | Ubaldina Valoyes (COL) |
| | Solenny Villasmil (VEN) |
| | Luz Mercedes Acosta (MEX) |
| 4. | Carissa Gordon (USA) |
| 5. | Ruth Rivera (PUR) |
| 6. | Mercedes Fernández (ARG) |
| 7. | Solsiris Francisco (PUR) |
| 8. | Christine Girard (CAN) |

### Light-heavyweight (– 69 kg)

* Held on 2003-08-15
| RANK | NAME WEIGHTLIFTER |
| | Tulia Angela Medina (COL) |
| | Eva María Dimas (ESA) |
| | Miosotis Heredia (DOM) |
| 4. | Damaris Aguirre (MEX) |
| 5. | Elsa Caldera (NCA) |
| 6. | Shindell King (GUY) |

### Heavyweight (– 75 kg)

* Held on 2003-08-15
| RANK | NAME WEIGHTLIFTER |
| | Wanda Rijo (DOM) |
| | Nora Koppel (ARG) |
| | Raquel López (VEN) |
| 4. | Cara Heads (USA) |
| 5. | Doreen Heldt (USA) |
| 6. | Susana Calderon (ESA) |

### Super heavyweight (+ 75 kg)

* Held on 2003-08-16
| RANK | NAME WEIGHTLIFTER |
| | Carmenza Delgado (COL) |
| | Seledina Nieve (ECU) |
| | María Carvajal (DOM) |
| 4. | Gracielis Vega (PUR) |
| 5. | Susanne Dandenault (CAN) |
| 6. | Nubia Solis (COL) |
| 7. | Eldy Salazar (BOL) |

## Medal table

| Rank | Country | | | | Total |
| 1 | Colombia | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | Venezuela | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Ecuador | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Cuba | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Argentina | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | El Salvador | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Chile | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Honduras | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |