Weightlifting at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's 63 kg
| Weightlifting – Women's 63 kg at the XVI Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Weightlifting Forum | |||||||||
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| Dates | October 25 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 6 from 6 nations | |||||||||
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| «2007 | 2015» | |||||||||
| Weightlifting at the 2011 Pan American Games | |||||
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| 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 women's 63 kg competition of the weightlifting events at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, was held on October 25 at the Weightlifting Forum.[1] The defending champion was Leydi Solís from Colombia.
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 fourth lightest women's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 63 kilograms of body mass.
Schedule
All times are Central Standard Time (UTC-6).
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| October 25, 2011 | 14:00 | Final |
Results
6 athletes from 6 countries took part.[2]
- PR – Pan American Games record
| Rank | Name | Country | Group | B.weight (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total (kg)[3] |
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 | Christine Girard |  Canada | A | 62.90 | 106 PR | 132 | 238 PR |
 | Nisida Palomeque |  Colombia | A | 62.09 | 100 | 135 PR | 235 |
 | Luz Acosta |  Mexico | A | 62.28 | 105 | 125 | 230 |
| 4 | Leslie Armijo |  Chile | A | 61.86 | 90 | 111 | 201 |
| 5 | Martha Malla |  Ecuador | A | 62.66 | 85 | 110 | 195 |
| 6 | Silvana Saldarriaga |  Peru | A | 60.23 | 74 | 100 | 174 |
New records
The following records were established and improved upon during the competition.[3]
| Snatch | 101.0 kg | Christine Girard (CAN) |
PR |
| Snatch | 103.0 kg | Luz Acosta (MEX) |
PR |
| Snatch | 104.0 kg | Christine Girard (CAN) |
PR |
| Snatch | 105.0 kg | Luz Acosta (MEX) |
PR |
| Snatch | 106.0 kg | Christine Girard (CAN) |
PR |
| Clean & Jerk | 129.0 kg | Christine Girard (CAN) |
PR |
| Clean & Jerk | 130.0 kg | Nísida Palomeque (COL) |
PR |
| Clean & Jerk | 132.0 kg | Christine Girard (CAN) |
PR |
| Clean & Jerk | 135.0 kg | Nísida Palomeque (COL) |
PR |
| Total | 225.0 kg | Luz Acosta (MEX) |
PR |
| Total | 231.0 kg | Christine Girard (CAN) |
PR |
| Total | 235.0 kg | Christine Girard (CAN) |
PR |
| Total | 238.0 kg | Christine Girard (CAN) |
PR |
References
- ↑ "Weightlifting technical manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ↑ Women's 63 kg Group A start list
- 1 2 Women's 63 kg Group A results