1951 Pan American Games / Weightlifting

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At the Pan American Games in Buenos Aires ( Argentina ) in 1951 , weightlifting competitions were held in six men's weight classes.

Medalist

Bantam weight (up to 56 kg)

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1 United StatesUnited States Joseph Di Pietro
2 CubaCuba José Crespo
3 MexicoMexico Manuel Salas Maravilla

Feather weight (up to 60 kg)

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1 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago Rodney Wilkes
2 United StatesUnited States Richard Greenawalt
3 HaitiHaiti Joseph Charlot

Lightweight (up to 67.5 kg)

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1 United StatesUnited States Joe Pitman
2 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago Carl de Souza
3 ArgentinaArgentina Hugo d'Atri

Middle weight (up to 75 kg)

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1 United StatesUnited States Peter George
2 ArgentinaArgentina Ángel Sposato
3 PanamaPanama Emerson Holder

Light heavyweight (up to 82.5 kg)

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1 United StatesUnited States Stanley Stanczyk
2 ArgentinaArgentina Osvaldo Forte
3 CubaCuba Orlando Garrido Ludoaga

Heavy weight (over 90 kg)

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1 United StatesUnited States John Davis
2 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago Lennox Kilgour
3 ArgentinaArgentina Norberto Ferreira

Medal table

space nation gold silver bronze total
1. United StatesUnited States United States 5 1 0 6th
2. Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 1 2 0 3
3. ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 0 2 2 4th
4th CubaCuba Cuba 0 1 1 2
5. HaitiHaiti Haiti 0 0 1 1
5. MexicoMexico Mexico 0 0 1 1
5. PanamaPanama Panama 0 0 1 1

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