# 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships

The 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships were held in Bariloche, Argentina from 27 March to 1 April 2023.
Colombian weightlifters did not compete at the competition after Colombia withdrew its entire team due to a dispute over team fees payments.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 55 kg |||||||
| Snatch | José Poox Mexico | 103 kg | Jhony Arteaga Ecuador | 102 kg | Howard Roche Puerto Rico | 100 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | José Poox Mexico | 130 kg | Juan Barco Mexico | 127 kg | Howard Roche Puerto Rico | 126 kg |
| Total | José Poox Mexico | 233 kg | Jhony Arteaga Ecuador | 228 kg | Howard Roche Puerto Rico | 226 kg |
| 61 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Hampton Morris United States | 123 kg | Víctor Garrido Ecuador | 121 kg | Thiago Silva Brazil | 121 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Hampton Morris United States | 158 kg | Arley Calderón Cuba | 155 kg | Víctor Güemez Mexico | 152 kg |
| Total | Hampton Morris United States | 281 kg | Arley Calderón Cuba | 275 kg | Luis Bardalez Peru | 271 kg |
| 67 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Orlando Vásquez Nicaragua | 125 kg | Vicente Montoya Mexico | 121 kg | Mateo Rentería Peru | 116 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Orlando Vásquez Nicaragua | 154 kg | Vicente Montoya Mexico | 147 kg | Mateo Rentería Peru | 146 kg |
| Total | Orlando Vásquez Nicaragua | 279 kg | Vicente Montoya Mexico | 268 kg | Mateo Rentería Peru | 262 kg |
| 73 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Julio Mayora Venezuela | 148 kg | Ryan Grimsland United States | 141 kg | Jorge Cárdenas Mexico | 140 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Julio Mayora Venezuela | 184 kg | Ryan Grimsland United States | 182 kg | Caden Cahoy United States | 171 kg |
| Total | Julio Mayora Venezuela | 332 kg | Ryan Grimsland United States | 323 kg | Jorge Cárdenas Mexico | 310 kg |
| 81 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Darvin Castro Venezuela | 144 kg | Dante Pizzuti Argentina | 142 kg | Samuel Guertin Canada | 140 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Darvin Castro Venezuela | 180 kg | Dante Pizzuti Argentina | 175 kg | Nicolas Vachon Canada | 174 kg |
| Total | Darvin Castro Venezuela | 324 kg | Dante Pizzuti Argentina | 317 kg | Samuel Guertin Canada | 310 kg |
| 89 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Keydomar Vallenilla Venezuela | 167 kg | Alex Bellemarre Canada | 166 kg | Olfides Sáez Cuba | 160 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Keydomar Vallenilla Venezuela | 212 kg AM | Olfides Sáez Cuba | 195 kg | Iván Escudero Ecuador | 191 kg |
| Total | Keydomar Vallenilla Venezuela | 379 kg | Olfides Sáez Cuba | 355 kg | Alex Bellemarre Canada | 354 kg |
| 96 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Nathan Damron United States | 150 kg | Wilmer Contreras Ecuador | 148 kg | Jonathan Ramos Mexico | 147 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | José López Mexico | 190 kg | Nathan Damron United States | 190 kg | Jonathan Ramos Mexico | 190 kg |
| Total | Nathan Damron United States | 340 kg | Jonathan Ramos Mexico | 337 kg | Wilmer Contreras Ecuador | 334 kg |
| 102 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Marco Machado Brazil | 166 kg | Ryan Sester United States | 165 kg | Luis Lamenza Puerto Rico | 161 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Ryan Sester United States | 207 kg | Marco Machado Brazil | 194 kg | Jhohan Sanguino Venezuela | 189 kg |
| Total | Ryan Sester United States | 372 kg | Marco Machado Brazil | 360 kg | Luis Lamenza Puerto Rico | 348 kg |
| 109 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Wesley Kitts United States | 165 kg | Josué Medina Mexico | 162 kg | Dayan Aguirre Mexico | 146 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Josué Medina Mexico | 201 kg | Wesley Kitts United States | 200 kg | Hernán Viera Peru | 195 kg |
| Total | Wesley Kitts United States | 365 kg | Josué Medina Mexico | 363 kg | Hernán Viera Peru | 337 kg |
| +109 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Dixon Arroyo Ecuador | 174 kg | Alejandro Medina United States | 173 kg | Caine Wilkes United States | 172 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Caine Wilkes United States | 212 kg | Alejandro Medina United States | 212 kg | Gilberto Lemus Guatemala | 200 kg |
| Total | Alejandro Medina United States | 385 kg | Caine Wilkes United States | 384 kg | Dixon Arroyo Ecuador | 374 kg |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 45 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Rosielis Quintana Venezuela | 71 kg | María Barco Mexico | 69 kg | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| Clean & Jerk | Rosielis Quintana Venezuela | 89 kg | María Barco Mexico | 88 kg | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| Total | Rosielis Quintana Venezuela | 160 kg | María Barco Mexico | 157 kg | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 49 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Jourdan Delacruz United States | 86 kg | Hayley Reichardt United States | 86 kg | Andrea de la Herrán Mexico | 85 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Jourdan Delacruz United States | 112 kg AM | Hayley Reichardt United States | 111 kg | Yesica Hernández Mexico | 101 kg |
| Total | Jourdan Delacruz United States | 198 kg | Hayley Reichardt United States | 197 kg | Yesica Hernández Mexico | 182 kg |
| 55 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Shoely Mego Peru | 85 kg | Josée Gallant Canada | 84 kg | Ana López Mexico | 82 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Shoely Mego Peru | 107 kg | Jennifer Hernández Ecuador | 106 kg | Josée Gallant Canada | 105 kg |
| Total | Shoely Mego Peru | 192 kg | Josée Gallant Canada | 189 kg | Jennifer Hernández Ecuador | 187 kg |
| 59 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Maude Charron Canada | 101 kg | Danielle Gunnin United States | 100 kg | Taylor Wilkins United States | 96 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Maude Charron Canada | 124 kg | Daphne Guillén Mexico | 122 kg | Janeth Gómez Mexico | 121 kg |
| Total | Maude Charron Canada | 225 kg | Danielle Gunnin United States | 220 kg | Daphne Guillén Mexico | 217 kg |
| 64 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Tatiana Ullua Argentina | 92 kg | Sema Ludrick Nicaragua | 88 kg | Nadia Yangui Canada | 86 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Tatiana Ullua Argentina | 111 kg | Sema Ludrick Nicaragua | 110 kg | Nadia Yangui Canada | 107 kg |
| Total | Tatiana Ullua Argentina | 203 kg | Sema Ludrick Nicaragua | 198 kg | Nadia Yangui Canada | 193 kg |
| 71 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Angie Palacios Ecuador | 111 kg | Katherine Nye United States | 110 kg | Olivia Reeves United States | 108 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Olivia Reeves United States | 139 kg | Katherine Nye United States | 138 kg | Angie Palacios Ecuador | 137 kg |
| Total | Angie Palacios Ecuador | 248 kg | Katherine Nye United States | 248 kg | Olivia Reeves United States | 247 kg |
| 76 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Lizbeth Nolasco Mexico | 106 kg | Bella Paredes Ecuador | 105 kg | Kelin Jiménez Ecuador | 105 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Meredith Alwine United States | 136 kg | Bella Paredes Ecuador | 132 kg | Kelin Jiménez Ecuador | 130 kg |
| Total | Meredith Alwine United States | 238 kg | Bella Paredes Ecuador | 237 kg | Kelin Jiménez Ecuador | 235 kg |
| 81 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Neisi Dajomes Ecuador | 115 kg | Ayamey Medina Cuba | 113 kg | Tamara Salazar Ecuador | 110 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Tamara Salazar Ecuador | 143 kg | Neisi Dajomes Ecuador | 141 kg | Ayamey Medina Cuba | 141 kg |
| Total | Neisi Dajomes Ecuador | 256 kg | Ayamey Medina Cuba | 254 kg | Tamara Salazar Ecuador | 253 kg |
| 87 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Dayana Mina Ecuador | 100 kg | Laura Jiménez Mexico | 97 kg | Cecilia Rodríguez Uruguay | 92 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Dayana Mina Ecuador | 133 kg | Laura Jiménez Mexico | 121 kg | Cecilia Rodríguez Uruguay | 105 kg |
| Total | Dayana Mina Ecuador | 233 kg | Laura Jiménez Mexico | 218 kg | Cecilia Rodríguez Uruguay | 197 kg |
| +87 kg |||||||
| Snatch | Sarah Robles United States | 120 kg | Mary Theisen-Lappen United States | 114 kg | Naryury Pérez Venezuela | 111 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Mary Theisen-Lappen United States | 158 kg | Lisseth Ayoví Ecuador | 153 kg | Sarah Robles United States | 151 kg |
| Total | Mary Theisen-Lappen United States | 272 kg | Sarah Robles United States | 271 kg | Naryury Pérez Venezuela | 256 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
* Host nation (Argentina)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | Venezuela | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Ecuador | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Mexico | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Argentina* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Nicaragua | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Peru | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Cuba | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 20 | 20 | 19 | 59 |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 20 | 19 | 6 | 45 |
| 2 | Venezuela | 12 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | Ecuador | 9 | 10 | 10 | 29 |
| 4 | Mexico | 6 | 14 | 12 | 32 |
| 5 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 6 | Argentina* | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Nicaragua | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Peru | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | Brazil | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Cuba | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 11 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 12 | Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 60 | 60 | 57 | 177 |