| Weightlifting at the II Pan American Games | |
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«1951 1959» |
| Weightlifting at the II Pan American Games | |
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«1951 1959» |
| RANK | FINAL |
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 |  Charles Vinci (USA) |
 |  Angel Famiglietti (PAN) |
 |  Ignacio Suárez (CUB) |
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
| | Carlos Chávez (PAN) |
| | Yas Kuzuhara (USA) |
| |  Edmundo Álvarez (MEX) |
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
| | Joe Pitman (USA) |
| |  Ambrose Cornet (AHO) |
| |  Emilio González (ARG) |
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
| | Peter George (USA) |
| | Julián Suárez (CUB) |
| |  Don Heron (JAM) |
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
| | Tommy Kono (USA) |
| | Osvaldo Forte (ARG) |
| | Julian Pemberton (AHO) |
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
| | Dave Sheppard (USA) |
| |  Bruno Barabani (BRA) |
| | Carlos Seigeshifer (ARG) |
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
| | Norbert Shemansky (USA) |
| | Humberto Selvetti (ARG) |
| | Bèto Adriana (AHO) |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 |  Panama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Argentina | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Cuba | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Brazil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Jamaica | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 nations) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
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