Weightlifting at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's 53 kg
| Weightlifting – Women's 53 kg at the 2015 Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | General Motors Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | July 12 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 6 nations | |||||||||
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| Weightlifting at the 2015 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 53 kg competition of the weightlifting events at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, was held on July 12 at the General Motors Centre. The defending champion was Yuderquis Contreras from Dominican Republic.
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.
Schedule
All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4).
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| July 12, 2015 | 14:00 | Final |
Results
8 athletes from six countries took part.[1]
- PR – Pan American Games record
| Rank | Name | Country | Group | B.weight (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total (kg) |
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 | Rusmeris Villar |  Colombia | A | 52.56 | 86 | 115 PR | 201 |
 | Génesis Rodríguez |  Venezuela | A | 52.97 | 92 | 109 | 201 |
 | Yafreisy Silvestre |  Dominican Republic | A | 52.73 | 80 | 103 | 183 |
| 4 | Rosane Santos |  Brazil | A | 52.67 | 82 | 100 | 182 |
| 5 | Jessica Ruel |  Canada | A | 52.94 | 81 | 96 | 177 |
| 6 | Leticia Laurindo | Brazil | A | 52.18 | 75 | 96 | 171 |
| 7 | Melanie Roach |  United States | A | 52.54 | 72 | 96 | 168 |
| 8 | Yuderqui Contreras | Dominican Republic | A | 52.92 | DNF |
New record
The following record were established and improved upon during the competition.
| Clean & Jerk | 115.0 kg | Rusmeris Villar (COL) |
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References
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