Weightlifting at the 1971 Pan American Games

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Weightlifting at the 1971 Pan American Games

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Weightlifting was one of the sports contested at the 1971 Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia. In this edition, four sets of medals were awarded for each weight. It was the last games in which clean and press was performed, as it was eliminated for the weightlifting competition next year.

## Men's competition

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### Press

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#### Flyweight (– 52 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Roberto Lindeborg (AHO)
|  Chun Hon Chan (CAN)
|  A. Garcia (PUR)

#### Bantamweight (– 56 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Fernando Báez Cruz (PUR)
|  Anthony Phillips (BAR)
|  Rolando Chang (CUB)

#### Featherweight (– 60 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Manuel Mateos (MEX)
|  Idelfonso Lee (PAN)
|  Ignacio Guanche (CUB)

#### Lightweight (– 67.5 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  José Martínez (COL)
|  Pastor Rodríguez (CUB)
|  Cipriano Gutierrez (COL)

#### Middleweight (– 75 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Russell Knipp (USA)
|  Abel López (CUB)
|  Keith Adams (CAN)

#### Light-heavyweight (– 82.5 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Juan Curbelo (CUB)
|  Michael Karchut (USA)
|  Ángel Pagán (PUR)

#### Middle-heavyweight (– 90 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Phillip Grippaldi (USA)
|  Fortunato Rijna (AHO)
|  Juan Benavides (CUB)

#### Heavyweight (– 110 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Robert Kemper (USA)
|  Gary Deal (USA)
|  Thamer Chaim (BRA)

#### Super heavyweight (+ 110 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Ken Patera (USA)
|  Fernando Bernal (CUB)
|  Price Morris (CAN)

### Snatch

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#### Flyweight (– 52 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Chun Hon Chan (CAN)
|  Juan Romero (COL)
|  Lester Francel (COL)

#### Bantamweight (– 56 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Rolando Chang (CUB)
|  Carlos Lastre (CUB)
|  Jesus Conde (MEX)

#### Featherweight (– 60 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Idelfonso Lee (PAN)
|  Ignacio Guanche (CUB)
|  Manuel Mateos (MEX)

#### Lightweight (– 67.5 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Pastor Rodríguez (CUB)
|  Victor Lopez (PUR)
|  James Benjamin (USA)

#### Middleweight (– 75 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Abel López (CUB)
|  Russell Knipp (USA)
|  Stanley Bailey (TTO)

#### Light-heavyweight (– 82.5 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Michael Karchut (USA)
|  Juan Curbelo (CUB)
|  Ángel Pagán (PUR)

#### Middle-heavyweight (– 90 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Patrick Holbrook (USA)
|  Phillip Grippaldi (USA)
|  Wayne Wilson (CAN)

#### Heavyweight (– 110 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Gary Deal (USA)
|  Robert Kemper (USA)
|  Thamer Chaim (BRA)

#### Super heavyweight (+ 110 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Ken Patera (USA)
|  Fernando Bernal (CUB)
|  Price Morris (CAN)

### Clean and Jerk

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#### Flyweight (– 52 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Juan Romero (COL)
|  Lester Francel (COL)
|  Roberto Lindeborg (AHO)

#### Bantamweight (– 56 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Rolando Chang (CUB)
|  Carlos Lastre (CUB)
|  Fernando Báez Cruz (PUR)

#### Featherweight (– 60 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Manuel Mateos (MEX)
|  Ignacio Guanche (CUB)
|  Carlos Suarez (COL)

#### Lightweight (– 67.5 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  James Benjamin (USA)
|  Pastor Rodríguez (CUB)
|  Victor Lopez (PUR)

#### Middleweight (– 75 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Russell Knipp (USA)
|  Abel López (CUB)
|  Stanley Bailey (TTO)

#### Light-heavyweight (– 82.5 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Michael Karchut (USA)
|  Juan Curbelo (CUB)
|  Luiz de Almeida (BRA)

#### Middle-heavyweight (– 90 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Patrick Holbrook (USA)
|  Phillip Grippaldi (USA)
|  Wayne Wilson (CAN)

#### Heavyweight (– 110 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Robert Kemper (USA)
|  Gary Deal (USA)
|  Thamer Chaim (BRA)

#### Super heavyweight (+ 110 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Ken Patera (USA)
|  Fernando Bernal (CUB)
|  Price Morris (CAN)

### Total

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#### Flyweight (– 52 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Juan Romero (COL)
|  Roberto Lindeborg (AHO)
|  Chun Hon Chan (CAN)

#### Bantamweight (– 56 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Rolando Chang (CUB)
|  Fernando Báez Cruz (PUR)
|  Carlos Lastre (CUB)

#### Featherweight (– 60 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Manuel Mateos (MEX)
|  Ignacio Guanche (CUB)
|  Idelfonso Lee (PAN)

#### Lightweight (– 67.5 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Pastor Rodríguez (CUB)
|  James Benjamin (USA)
|  José Martínez (COL)

#### Middleweight (– 75 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Russell Knipp (USA)
|  Abel López (CUB)
|  Stanley Bailey (TTO)

#### Light-heavyweight (– 82.5 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Michael Karchut (USA)
|  Juan Curbelo (CUB)
|  Ángel Pagán (PUR)

#### Middle-heavyweight (– 90 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Phillip Grippaldi (USA)
|  Patrick Holbrook (USA)
|  Wayne Wilson (CAN)

#### Heavyweight (– 110 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Gary Deal (USA)
|  Robert Kemper (USA)
|  Thamer Chaim (BRA)

#### Super heavyweight (+ 110 kg)

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RANK  | FINAL

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|  Ken Patera (USA)
|  Fernando Bernal (CUB)
|  Price Morris (CAN)

## Medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  United States| 19| 10| 1| 30
2|  Cuba| 7| 17| 4| 28
3|  Colombia| 3| 2| 4| 9
4|  Mexico| 3| 0| 2| 5
5|  Puerto Rico| 1| 2| 6| 9
6|  Netherlands Antilles| 1| 2| 1| 4
7|  Canada| 1| 1| 9| 11
8|  Panama| 1| 1| 1| 3
9|  Barbados| 0| 1| 0| 1
10|  Brazil| 0| 0| 5| 5
11|  Trinidad and Tobago| 0| 0| 3| 3
Totals (11 entries)| 36| 36| 36| 108

## References

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Olderr, Steven (2009). The Pan American Games / Los Juegos Panamericanos: A Statistical History, 1951-1999 / Una Historia Estadistica, 1951-1999. McFarland. pp. 152–164\. ISBN 978-0786443369.

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