Weightlifting at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's +105 kg

Weightlifting – Men's +105 kg at the XVI Pan American Games
Venue Weightlifting Forum
Dates October 27
Competitors 10 from 10 nations
Medalists
   Brazil
   Venezuela
   Canada
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2011 Pan American Games
Men Women
  56 kg     48 kg  
62 kg 53 kg
69 kg 58 kg
77 kg 63 kg
85 kg 69 kg
94 kg 75 kg
105 kg +75 kg
+105 kg

The men's +105 kg competition of the weightlifting events at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, was held on October 27 at the Weightlifting Forum.[1] The defending champion was Cristián Escalante from Chile. Escalante was scheduled to compete, however withdrew after testing positive for drugs.[2]

Each lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted. This weightlifting event was the heaviest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to unlimited amount of kilograms of body mass.

Schedule

All times are Central Standard Time (UTC-6).

Date Time Round
October 27, 2011 16:00 Final

Results

10 athletes from 10 countries took part.[3]

Rank Name Country Group B.weight (kg) Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total (kg)[4]
1st, gold medalist(s) Fernando Reis BrazilA 132.06 185 PR 225 PR 410 PR
2nd, silver medalist(s) Yoel Morales VenezuelaA 127.44 168 225 393
3rd, bronze medalist(s) George Kobaladze CanadaA 131.45 170 223 393
4 Julio Arteaga Ecuador A 135.49 170 220 390
5 Sertanis Teran CubaA 121.72 174 215 389
6 Carlos Campos Costa RicaA 126.64 166 215 381
7 Christian López GuatemalaA 133.64 175 206 381
8 Patrick Mendes United StatesA 125.28 175 205 380
9 Hector Rizo MexicoA 132.86 150 180 330
Fredy Renteria ColombiaA 150.15 DNF

New records

The following records were established and improved upon during the competition.[4]

Snatch 181.0 kg  Fernando Reis (BRA) PR
Snatch 185.0 kg  Fernando Reis (BRA) PR
Clean & Jerk 223.0 kg  George Kobaladze (CAN) PR
Clean & Jerk 225.0 kg  Fernando Reis (BRA) PR
Total 410.0 kg  Fernando Reis (BRA) PR

References

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