| Weightlifting at the 1951 Pan American Games | |
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1955» |
The first Pan American Games in Buenos Aires in 1951 included weightlifting competitions in various weight categories. The U.S. athlete John Davis won the heavyweight event.
| Weightlifting at the 1951 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
1955» |
The first Pan American Games in Buenos Aires in 1951 included weightlifting competitions in various weight categories. The U.S. athlete John Davis won the heavyweight event.
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
 |  Joseph DePietro (USA) |
 |  José Crespo (CUB) |
 |  Marcelino Salas (MEX) |
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
| |  Rodney Wilkes (TRI) |
| | Richard Greenawalt (USA) |
| |  Joseph Charlot (HAI) |
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
| | Joe Pitman (USA) |
| | Carl de Souza (TRI) |
| |  Hugo d'Atri (ARG) |
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
| | Peter George (USA) |
| | Ángel Sposato (ARG) |
| |  Emerson Holder (PAN) |
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
| | Stanley Stanczyk (USA) |
| | Osvaldo Forte (ARG) |
| | Orlando Garrido (CUB) |
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
| | John Davis (USA) |
| | Lennox Kilgour (TRI) |
| | Norberto Ferreira (ARG) |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Argentina | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Haiti | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Panama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
