The Pan American records in Olympic weightlifting are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean & jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Pan American Weightlifting Federation (PAWF).
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| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 131 kg | PAWF Standard | |||||
| Clean & Jerk | 163 kg | PAWF Standard | |||||
| Total | 292 kg | PAWF Standard | |||||
| 65 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 139 kg | PAWF Standard | |||||
| Clean & Jerk | 181 kg | Hampton Morris | 14 July 2025 | Pan American Championships | Cali, Colombia | [1] | |
| Total | 318 kg | Hampton Morris | 14 July 2025 | Pan American Championships | Cali, Colombia | [1] | |
| 71 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 148 kg | PAWF Standard | |||||
| Clean & Jerk | 191 kg | Sebastián Olivares | 15 July 2025 | Pan American Championships | Cali, Colombia | [1] | |
| Total | 337 kg | Sebastián Olivares | 15 July 2025 | Pan American Championships | Cali, Colombia | [1] | |
| 79 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 159 kg | PAWF Standard | |||||
| Clean & Jerk | 199 kg | Julio Mayora | 15 July 2025 | Pan American Championships | Cali, Colombia | [1] | |
| Total | 357 kg | Julio Mayora | 15 July 2025 | Pan American Championships | Cali, Colombia | [1] | |
| 88 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 176 kg | Yeison López | 16 July 2025 | Pan American Championships | Cali, Colombia | [1] | |
| 177 kg | Yeison López | 7 October 2025 | World Championships | Førde, Norway | [2] | ||
| Clean & Jerk | 208 kg | Keydomar Vallenilla | 16 July 2025 | Pan American Championships | Cali, Colombia | [1] | |
| 210 kg | Yeison López | 7 October 2025 | World Championships | Førde, Norway | [2] | ||
| Total | 382 kg | Keydomar Vallenilla | 16 July 2025 | Pan American Championships | Cali, Colombia | [1] | |
| 387 kg | Yeison López | 7 October 2025 | World Championships | Førde, Norway | [2] | ||
| 94 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 176 kg | PAWF Standard | |||||
| Clean & Jerk | 210 kg | Marcos Bonilla | 17 July 2025 | Pan American Championships | Cali, Colombia | [1] | |
| 215 kg | Jokser Albornoz | 9 October 2025 | World Championships | Førde, Norway | [2] | ||
| Total | 379 kg | PAWF Standard | |||||
| 390 kg | Jokser Albornoz | 9 October 2025 | World Championships | Førde, Norway | [2] | ||
| 110 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 189 kg | PAWF Standard | |||||
| Clean & Jerk | 221 kg | PAWF Standard | |||||
| 222 kg | Kolbi Ferguson | 10 October 2025 | World Championships | Førde, Norway | [2] | ||
| Total | 403 kg | PAWF Standard | |||||
| +110 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 193 kg | PAWF Standard | |||||
| Clean & Jerk | 226 kg | PAWF Standard | |||||
| Total | 418 kg | PAWF Standard | |||||
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 85 kg | Dahiana Ortiz | 13 July 2025 | Pan American Championships | Cali, Colombia | [1] | |
| Clean & Jerk | 105 kg | Dahiana Ortiz | 13 July 2025 | Pan American Championships | Cali, Colombia | [1] | |
| Total | 190 kg | Dahiana Ortiz | 13 July 2025 | Pan American Championships | Cali, Colombia | [1] | |
| 53 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 91 kg | Beatriz Pirón | 14 July 2025 | Pan American Championships | Cali, Colombia | [1] | |
| Clean & Jerk | 113 kg | PAWF Standard | |||||
| Total | 202 kg | PAWF Standard | |||||
| 58 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 98 kg | Jennifer Becerra | 14 July 2025 | Pan American Championships | Cali, Colombia | [1] | |
| Clean & Jerk | 120 kg | PAWF Standard | |||||
| Total | 217 kg | Miranda Ulrey | 14 July 2025 | Pan American Championships | Cali, Colombia | [1] | |
| 63 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 107 kg | Karen Mosquera | 18 September 2025 | South American Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | ||
| Clean & Jerk | 132 kg | Yenny Sinisterra | 15 July 2025 | Pan American Championships | Cali, Colombia | [1] | |
| 133 kg | Maude Charron | 5 October 2025 | World Championships | Førde, Norway | [2] | ||
| Total | 236 kg | Yenny Sinisterra | 15 July 2025 | Pan American Championships | Cali, Colombia | [1] | |
| 69 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 119 kg | Olivia Reeves | 16 July 2025 | Pan American Championships | Cali, Colombia | [1] | |
| Clean & Jerk | 149 kg | Olivia Reeves | 16 July 2025 | Pan American Championships | Cali, Colombia | [1] | |
| Total | 268 kg | Olivia Reeves | 16 July 2025 | Pan American Championships | Cali, Colombia | [1] | |
| 77 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 116 kg | PAWF Standard | |||||
| 123 kg | Olivia Reeves | 8 October 2025 | World Championships | Førde, Norway | [2] | ||
| Clean & Jerk | 144 kg | PAWF Standard | |||||
| 155 kg | Olivia Reeves | 8 October 2025 | World Championships | Førde, Norway | [2] | ||
| Total | 256 kg | PAWF Standard | |||||
| 278 kg | Olivia Reeves | 8 October 2025 | World Championships | Førde, Norway | [2] | ||
| 86 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 123 kg | Yudelina Mejía | 17 July 2025 | Pan American Championships | Cali, Colombia | [1] | |
| Clean & Jerk | 151 kg | PAWF Standard | |||||
| Total | 270 kg | PAWF Standard | |||||
| 271 kg | Yudelina Mejía | 9 October 2025 | World Championships | Førde, Norway | [2] | ||
| +86 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 125 kg | PAWF Standard | |||||
| Clean & Jerk | 162 kg | Marifélix Sarría | 18 July 2025 | Pan American Championships | Cali, Colombia | [1] | |
| Total | 280 kg | Marifélix Sarría | 18 July 2025 | Pan American Championships | Cali, Colombia | [1] | |
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 121 kg | Thiago Silva | 6 December 2024 | World Championships | Manama, Bahrain | [3] | |
| Clean & Jerk | 148 kg | Thiago Silva | 6 December 2024 | World Championships | Manama, Bahrain | [3] | |
| Total | 269 kg | Thiago Silva | 6 December 2024 | World Championships | Manama, Bahrain | [3] | |
| 61 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 135 kg | Francisco Mosquera | 3 November 2018 | World Championships | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | [4] | |
| Clean & Jerk | 176 kg | Hampton Morris | 2 April 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | [5] | |
| Total | 304 kg | Francisco Mosquera | 3 November 2018 | World Championships | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | [4] | |
| 67 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 151 kg | Luis Javier Mosquera | 25 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [6] | |
| Clean & Jerk | 183 kg | Óscar Figueroa | 5 December 2018 | International CSLP Cup | Guayaquil, Ecuador | ||
| Total | 331 kg | Luis Javier Mosquera | 25 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [6] | |
| 73 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 160 kg | Julio Mayora | 2 July 2022 | Bolivarian Games | Valledupar, Colombia | [7] | |
| Clean & Jerk | 194 kg | Julio Mayora | 28 July 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | [8] | |
| Total | 349 kg | Julio Mayora | 28 July 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | [8] | |
| 81 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 168 kg | Brayan Rodallegas | 21 April 2021 | Pan American Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | [9] | |
| Clean & Jerk | 206 kg | Zacarías Bonnat | 6 March 2020 | Manuel Suárez In Memoriam | Havana, Cuba | [10] | |
| Total | 368 kg | Zacarías Bonnat | 6 March 2020 | Manuel Suárez In Memoriam | Havana, Cuba | [10] | |
| 89 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 182 kg | Yeison López | 6 April 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | [5] | |
| Clean & Jerk | 212 kg | Keydomar Vallenilla | 30 March 2023 | Pan American Championships | Bariloche, Argentina | [11] | |
| Total | 392 kg | Yeison López | 6 April 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | [5] | |
| 96 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 187 kg | Lesman Paredes | 14 December 2021 | World Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | [12] | |
| Clean & Jerk | 216 kg | Keydomar Vallenilla | 4 October 2022 | South American Games | Asunción, Paraguay | [13] | |
| Total | 400 kg | Lesman Paredes | 14 December 2021 | World Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | [12] | |
| 102 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 181 kg | Lesman Paredes | 6 November 2021 | Pan American Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | [14] | |
| Clean & Jerk | 215 kg | Matheus Pessanha | 26 September 2024 | World Junior Championships | León, Spain | [15] | |
| 220 kg | Matheus Pessanha | 4 May 2025 | World Junior Championships | Lima, Peru | [16] | ||
| Total | 390 kg | Lesman Paredes | 23 April 2021 | Pan American Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | [17] [9] | |
| 395 kg | Matheus Pessanha | 4 May 2025 | World Junior Championships | Lima, Peru | [18] | ||
| 109 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 190 kg | Jorge Arroyo | 29 July 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | [19] | |
| Clean & Jerk | 223 kg | Wesley Kitts | 26 April 2019 | Pan American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | [20] | |
| Total | 399 kg | Wesley Kitts | 26 April 2019 | Pan American Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | [20] | |
| +109 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 201 kg | Fernando Reis | 10 November 2018 | World Championships | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | [4] | |
| Clean & Jerk | 235 kg | Fernando Reis | 10 November 2018 | World Championships | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | [4] | |
| Total | 436 kg | Fernando Reis | 10 November 2018 | World Championships | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | [4] | |
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -56 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 130 kg | William Vargas | 7 May 1998 | Manuel Suarez Tournament | Pinar del Río, Cuba | ||
| Clean & Jerk | 157 kg | Sergio Álvarez | 4 September 2000 | Manuel Suarez Tournament | Holguín, Cuba | ||
| Total | 285 kg | William Vargas | 7 May 1998 | Manuel Suarez Tournament | Pinar del Río, Cuba | ||
| -62 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 142 kg | Óscar Figueroa | 8 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [21] | |
| Clean & Jerk | 177 kg | Óscar Figueroa | 30 July 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | ||
| Total | 318 kg | Óscar Figueroa | 8 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [22] | |
| -69 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 155 kg | Luis Javier Mosquera | 9 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [23] | |
| Clean & Jerk | 188 kg | Bredni Roque | 7 June 2016 | Pan American Championships | Cartagena, Colombia | [24] | |
| Total | 338 kg | Luis Javier Mosquera | 8 June 2015 | Junior World Championships | Wrocław, Poland | ||
| -77 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 162 kg | Yeison López | 25 July 2017 | Pan American Championships | Miami, United States | ||
| Clean & Jerk | 205 kg | Idalberto Aranda | 5 August 1999 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | ||
| Total | 356 kg | Iván Cambar | 24 November 2009 | World Championships | Goyang, South Korea | ||
| -85 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 175 kg | Arley Méndez | 3 December 2017 | World Championships | Anaheim, United States | ||
| Clean & Jerk | 212 kg | Arley Méndez | 30 May 2018 | South American Games | Cochabamba, Bolivia | [25] | |
| Total | 381 kg | Arley Méndez | 17 May 2018 | Pan American Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | ||
| -94 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 178 kg | Yoandry Hernández | 17 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | ||
| Clean & Jerk | 221 kg | Yoandry Hernández | 17 July 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brasil | ||
| Total | 395 kg | Julio Luna | 15 August 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | ||
| -105 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 190 kg | Jorge Arroyo | 18 May 2012 | Pan American Championships | Antigua, Guatemala | ||
| Clean & Jerk | 227 kg | Ernesto Montoya | 10 May 1998 | Manuel Suarez Tournament | Pinar del Río, Cuba | ||
| Total | 405 kg | Jorge Arroyo | 18 May 2012 | Pan American Championships | Antigua, Guatemala | ||
| +105 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 201 kg | Fernando Reis | 18 May 2018 | Pan American Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | ||
| Clean & Jerk | 240 kg | Fernando Reis | 16 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [26] | |
| Total | 440 kg | Fernando Reis | 5 December 2017 | World Championships | Anaheim, United States | [27] | |
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 77 kg | Manuela Berrío | 5 December 2022 | World Championships | Bogotá, Colombia | [28] | |
| Clean & Jerk | 96 kg | Manuela Berrío | 9 May 2019 | South American, Ibero-American & Open Championships | Palmira, Colombia | [29] | |
| Total | 172 kg | Manuela Berrío | 1 July 2022 | Bolivarian Games | Valledupar, Colombia | [7] | |
| 49 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 89 kg | Jourdan Delacruz | 20 April 2021 | Pan American Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | [9] | |
| Clean & Jerk | 112 kg | Jourdan Delacruz | 27 March 2023 | Pan American Championships | Bariloche, Argentina | [30] | |
| Total | 200 kg | Jourdan Delacruz | 20 April 2021 | Pan American Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | [9] | |
| 55 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 96 kg | Génesis Rodríguez | 5 December 2018 | International CSLP Cup | Guayaquil, Ecuador | ||
| Clean & Jerk | 116 kg | Alexandra Escobar | 3 November 2018 | World Championships | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | [4] | |
| Total | 212 kg | Génesis Rodríguez | 28 July 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | [31] | |
| 59 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 106 kg | Maude Charron | 3 April 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | [5] | |
| Clean & Jerk | 133 kg | Yenny Álvarez | 8 December 2022 | World Championships | Bogotá, Colombia | [28] | |
| Total | 236 kg | Maude Charron | 3 April 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | [5] | |
| 64 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 107 kg | Maude Charron | 21 April 2021 | Pan American Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | [9] | |
| Clean & Jerk | 133 kg | Maude Charron | 21 April 2021 | Pan American Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | [9] | |
| Total | 240 kg | Maude Charron | 21 April 2021 | Pan American Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | [9] | |
| 71 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 121 kg | Angie Palacios | 14 June 2023 | IWF Grand Prix | Havana, Cuba | [32] | |
| Clean & Jerk | 150 kg | Olivia Reeves | 7 April 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | [5] | |
| Total | 268 kg | Olivia Reeves | 7 April 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | [5] | |
| 76 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 118 kg | Neisi Dajomes | 13 May 2021 | Ibero-American Championships | Cali, Colombia | [33] | |
| Clean & Jerk | 146 kg | Leydi Solís | 7 November 2018 | World Championships | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | [4] | |
| Total | 263 kg | Neisi Dajomes | 1 August 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [34] | |
| 81 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 123 kg | Neisi Dajomes | 9 April 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | [5] | |
| Clean & Jerk | 149 kg | Tamara Salazar | 16 June 2023 | IWF Grand Prix | Havana, Cuba | [32] | |
| Total | 269 kg | Neisi Dajomes | 9 April 2024 | World Cup | Phuket, Thailand | [5] | |
| 87 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 117 kg | Crismery Santana | 30 July 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | [35] | |
| Clean & Jerk | 150 kg | Tamara Salazar | 2 August 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [36] | |
| Total | 263 kg | Tamara Salazar | 2 August 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [36] | |
| +87 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 130 kg | Verónica Saladín | 30 July 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | [37] | |
| Clean & Jerk | 163 kg | Mary Theisen-Lappen | 14 December 2023 | IWF Grand Prix | Doha, Qatar | [38] | |
| 163 kg | Mary Theisen-Lappen | 6 March 2022 | USAW North American Open Series 1 | Columbus, United States | [39] | ||
| Total | 290 kg | Sarah Robles | 10 November 2018 | World Championships | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | [4] | |
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -48 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 86 kg | Beatriz Pirón | 19 September 2017 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | [40] | |
| Clean & Jerk | 103 kg | Ana Segura | 11 July 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | ||
| Total | 188 kg | Beatriz Pirón | 20 August 2017 | Universiade | New Taipei City, Taiwan | [41] | |
| -53 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 97 kg | Yuderqui Contreras | 29 May 2014 | Pan American Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | ||
| Clean & Jerk | 117 kg | Yuderqui Contreras | 19 July 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | ||
| Total | 213 kg | Yuderqui Contreras | 19 July 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | ||
| -58 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 103 kg | Alexandra Escobar | 30 July 2012 | Olympic Games | London, Great Britain | ||
| Clean & Jerk | 128 kg | Jackelina Heredia | 13 May 2012 | Pan American Championships | Antigua, Guatemala | ||
| Total | 227 kg | Alexandra Escobar | 19 July 2010 | World Championships | Antalya, Turkey | ||
| -63 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 106 kg | Christine Girard | 25 October 2011 | Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | ||
| Clean & Jerk | 135 kg | Nísida Palomeque | 25 October 2011 | Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | ||
| Total | 238 kg | Christine Girard | 25 October 2011 | Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | ||
| -69 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 112 kg | Tulia Medina | 19 November 2003 | World Championships | Vancouver, Canada | ||
| Clean & Jerk | 145 kg | Leydi Solís | 14 July 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | ||
| Total | 256 kg | Leydi Solís | 14 July 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | ||
| -75 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 115 kg | Nora Koppel | 13 November 2005 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | ||
| Clean & Jerk | 148 kg 1 | Nora Koppel | 13 May 2008 | African Championships | Strand, South Africa | ||
| Total | 263 kg 1 | Nora Koppel | 13 May 2008 | African Championships | Strand, South Africa | ||
| -90 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 116 kg | Crismery Santana | 18 May 2018 | Pan American Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | ||
| Clean & Jerk | 146 kg | María Valdés | 4 December 2017 | World Championships | Anaheim, United States | ||
| Total | 258 kg | Crismery Santana | 18 May 2018 | Pan American Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | ||
| +90 kg | |||||||
| Snatch | 128 kg | Cheryl Haworth | 18 May 2003 | National Championships | Chattanooga, United States | [42] | |
| Clean & Jerk | 161 kg | Cheryl Haworth | 27 June 2005 | Pan American Championships | Shreveport, United States | ||
| Total | 287 kg | Cheryl Haworth | 27 June 2005 | Pan American Championships | Shreveport, United States | ||