# Weightlifting at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games

The weightlifting competition at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Santiago de los Caballeros, in June and July.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 52 kg | Snatch | Juan A. Hernández (CUB) | 102.5 kg | Humberto Fuentes (VEN) | 100.0 kg | Tolentino Murillo (COL) | 90.0 kg |
| 52 kg | Clean & Jerk | Humberto Fuentes (VEN) | 130.0 kg | Juan A. Hernández (CUB) | 127.5 kg | Alberto Ortíz (PUR) | 115.0 kg |
| 52 kg | Total | Humberto Fuentes (VEN) | 230.0 kg | Juan A. Hernández (CUB) | 230.0 kg | Alberto Ortíz (PUR) | 202.5 kg |
| 56 kg | Snatch | Julio Guerrero (CUB) | 105.0 kg | Cristian Rivera (DOM) | 100.0 kg | Nicolas Mercado (COL) | 100.0 kg |
| 56 kg | Clean & Jerk | Julio Guerrero (CUB) | 140.0 kg | José Díaz (PAN) | 130.0 kg | Carlos David (COL) | 130.0 kg |
| 56 kg | Total | Julio Guerrero (CUB) | 245.0 kg | Cristian Rivera (DOM) | 225.0 kg | José Díaz (PAN) Nicolas Mercado (COL) | 225.0 kg |
| 60 kg | Snatch | Daniel Núñez (CUB) | 125.0 kg | Tómas Rodríguez (PAN) | 107.5 kg | Matilde Ceballos (PAN) | 107.5 kg |
| 60 kg | Clean & Jerk | Daniel Núñez (CUB) | 155.0 kg | Héctor Domínguez (DOM) | 140.0 kg | Tómas Rodríguez (PAN) | 137.5 kg |
| 60 kg | Total | Daniel Núñez (CUB) | 280.0 kg | Tómas Rodríguez (PAN) | 245.0 kg | Matilde Ceballos (PAN) Héctor Domínguez (DOM) | 240.0 kg |
| 67.5 kg | Snatch | Víctor Echevarría (CUB) | 125.0 kg | José Orellana (VEN) | 120.0 kg | Máximo Martínez (DOM) | 117.5 kg |
| 67.5 kg | Clean & Jerk | Víctor Echevarría (CUB) | 165.0 kg | Máximo Martínez (DOM) | 162.5 kg | Jorge Kassar (VEN) | 152.5 kg |
| 67.5 kg | Total | Víctor Echevarría (CUB) | 290.0 kg | Máximo Martínez (DOM) | 280.0 kg | José Orellana (VEN) | 267.5 kg |
| 75 kg | Snatch | Nelson Caraballo (CUB) | 150.0 kg GR | Gilberto Mercado (COL) | 135.0 kg | Frank Cepeda (DOM) | 130.0 kg |
| 75 kg | Clean & Jerk | Nelson Caraballo (CUB) | 190.0 kg | Ricardo Salas (PAN) | 165.0 kg | Gilberto Mercado (COL) | 160.0 kg |
| 75 kg | Total | Nelson Caraballo (CUB) | 340.0 kg | Gilberto Mercado (COL) | 295.0 kg | Ricardo Salas (PAN) | 295.0 kg |
| 82.5 kg | Snatch | Enrique Sabarit (CUB) | 162.5 kg GR | Ángel Bernald (DOM) | 140.0 kg | William Letriz (PUR) | 137.5 kg |
| 82.5 kg | Clean & Jerk | Enrique Sabarit (CUB) | 210.0 kg GR | Pedro Torres (VEN) | 170.0 kg | Ángel Bernald (DOM) | 162.5 kg |
| 82.5 kg | Total | Enrique Sabarit (CUB) | 372.5 kg GR | Ángel Bernald (DOM) | 302.5 kg | William Letriz (PUR) | 300.0 kg |
| 90 kg | Snatch | Francisco Ferreira (CUB) | 175.0 kg GR | Roberto López (DOM) | 132.5 kg | Javier Jiménez (COL) | 130.0 kg |
| 90 kg | Clean & Jerk | Francisco Ferreira (CUB) | 200.0 kg | Luis Piñate (VEN) | 172.5 kg | Javier Jiménez (COL) | 170.0 kg |
| 90 kg | Total | Francisco Ferreira (CUB) | 375.0 kg | Luis Piñate (VEN) | 300.0 kg | Javier Jiménez (COL) | 300.0 kg |
| 100 kg | Snatch | Ciro Ibáñez (CUB) | 155.0 kg | Víctor Ruiz (MEX) | 135.0 kg | William Echezuria (VEN) | 135.0 kg |
| 100 kg | Clean & Jerk | Ciro Ibáñez (CUB) | 190.0 kg | William Echezuria (VEN) | 170.0 kg | Víctor Ruiz (MEX) | 165.0 kg |
| 100 kg | Total | Ciro Ibáñez (CUB) | 345.0 kg | William Echezuria (VEN) | 305.0 kg | Víctor Ruiz (MEX) | 300.0 kg |
| 110 kg | Snatch | René González (CUB) | 157.5 kg | Jesús Lezama (VEN) | 130.0 kg | Wilberto Torres (PUR) | 122.5 kg |
| 110 kg | Clean & Jerk | René González (CUB) | 207.5 kg | Jesús Lezama (VEN) | 155.0 kg | Wilberto Torres (PUR) | 150.0 kg |
| 110 kg | Total | René González (CUB) | 365.0 kg | Jesús Lezama (VEN) | 285.0 kg | Wilberto Torres (PUR) | 272.5 kg |
| +110 kg | Snatch | Reynaldo Chávez (CUB) | 167.5 kg | Calvin Stamp (JAM) | 145.0 kg | Douglas Uribarri (VEN) | 130.0 kg |
| +110 kg | Clean & Jerk | Reynaldo Chávez (CUB) | 195.0 kg | Calvin Stamp (JAM) | 175.0 kg | Douglas Uribarri (VEN) | 165.0 kg |
| +110 kg | Total | Reynaldo Chávez (CUB) | 362.5 kg | Calvin Stamp (JAM) | 320.0 kg | Douglas Uribarri (VEN) | 295.0 kg |

## Medal table

Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
* Host nation (Dominican Republic)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Cuba | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Venezuela | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Dominican Republic* | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Panama | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Jamaica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
* Host nation (Dominican Republic)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Cuba | 28 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
| 2 | Venezuela (VEN) | 2 | 10 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | Dominican Republic* | 0 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Panama | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Jamaica | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Colombia | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 7 | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 30 | 30 | 32 | 92 |