Weightlifting at the 1959 Pan American Games
| Weightlifting at the I959 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Chicago Vocational School[1] |
«1955 1963» | |
Men's competition[edit]
Bantamweight (– 56 kg)[edit]
| RANK | FINAL |
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 Charles Vinci (USA)
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 Angel Famiglietti (PAN)
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 Grantley Sobers (West Indies Federation)
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Featherweight (– 60 kg)[edit]
| RANK | FINAL |
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Isaac Berger (USA)
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Maurice King (West Indies Federation)
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 Mauro Alanis (MEX)
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Lightweight (– 67.5 kg)[edit]
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
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 Juan Torres (CUB)
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Paul Goldberg (USA)
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Alberto Gumbs (PAN)
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Middleweight (– 75 kg)[edit]
| RANK | FINAL |
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Tommy Kono (USA)
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 Nazih Kerbage (ARG)
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Fred Marville (West Indies Federation)
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Light-heavyweight (– 82.5 kg)[edit]
| RANK | FINAL |
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James George (USA)
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 Enrique Guittens (VEN)
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 Fernando Torres (PUR)
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Middle-heavyweight (– 90 kg)[edit]
| RANK | FINAL |
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Clyde Emrich (USA)
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 Philome LaGuerre (HAI)
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 Adolph Williams (BGU)
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Super-heavyweight (+ 90 kg)[edit]
| RANK | FINAL |
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David Ashman (USA)
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Humberto Selvetti (ARG)
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 Eduardo Adriana (AHO)
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Medal table[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 |  Cuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Argentina | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  British West Indies | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Panama | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Guyana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
References[edit]
Olderr, Steven (2009). The Pan American Games / Los Juegos Panamericanos: A Statistical History, 1951–1999 / Una Historia Estadistica, 1951–1999. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786443369.
