Weightlifting at the 1959 Pan American Games

International sporting event

Weightlifting at the I959 Pan American Games

Venue| Chicago Vocational School[1]

«1955

1963»

## Men's competition[edit]

### Bantamweight (– 56 kg)[edit]

RANK  | FINAL

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|  Charles Vinci (USA)
|  Angel Famiglietti (PAN)
|  Grantley Sobers (West Indies Federation)

### Featherweight (– 60 kg)[edit]

RANK  | FINAL

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|  Isaac Berger (USA)
|  Maurice King (West Indies Federation)
|  Mauro Alanis (MEX)

### Lightweight (– 67.5 kg)[edit]

RANK  | FINAL

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|  Juan Torres (CUB)
|  Paul Goldberg (USA)
|  Alberto Gumbs (PAN)

### Middleweight (– 75 kg)[edit]

RANK  | FINAL

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|  Tommy Kono (USA)
|  Nazih Kerbage (ARG)
|  Fred Marville (West Indies Federation)

### Light-heavyweight (– 82.5 kg)[edit]

RANK  | FINAL

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|  James George (USA)
|  Enrique Guittens (VEN)
|  Fernando Torres (PUR)

### Middle-heavyweight (– 90 kg)[edit]

RANK  | FINAL

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|  Clyde Emrich (USA)
|  Philome LaGuerre (HAI)
|  Adolph Williams (BGU)

### Super-heavyweight (+ 90 kg)[edit]

RANK  | FINAL

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|  David Ashman (USA)
|  Humberto Selvetti (ARG)
|  Eduardo Adriana (AHO)

## Medal table[edit]

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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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]

1. ^ Lyke, Bill (August 29, 1959). "Drive Out to the Pan-Am Games!". Chicago Tribune. pp. B1. ProQuest 182386533.

Olderr, Steven (2009). The Pan American Games / Los Juegos Panamericanos: A Statistical History, 1951–1999 / Una Historia Estadistica, 1951–1999. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786443369.

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*[USA]: United States
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