Weightlifting at the 1959 Pan American Games

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Weightlifting at the I959 Pan American Games
VenueChicago Vocational School[1]
«1955
1963»

Men's competition

Bantamweight (– 56 kg)

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

Featherweight (– 60 kg)

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

Lightweight (– 67.5 kg)

RANK FINAL
 Juan Torres (CUB)
 Paul Goldberg (USA)
 Alberto Gumbs (PAN)

Middleweight (– 75 kg)

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

Light-heavyweight (– 82.5 kg)

RANK FINAL
 
James George
 (USA)
 Enrique Guittens (VEN)
 Fernando Torres (PUR)

Middle-heavyweight (– 90 kg)

RANK FINAL
 Clyde Emrich (USA)
 
Philome LaGuerre
 (HAI)
 Adolph Williams (BGU)

Super-heavyweight (+ 90 kg)

RANK FINAL
 
David Ashman
 (USA)
 Humberto Selvetti (ARG)
 Eduardo Adriana (AHO)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 
Puerto Rico
0011
Totals (11 entries)77721

References

  1. ProQuest 182386533
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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.

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