| Weightlifting at the I959 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Chicago Vocational School [1] |
«1955 1963» | |
Weightlifting at the 1959 Pan American Games refers to the weightlifting events of the 1959 Pan American Games. Well-known Japanese-American weightlifter Tommy Kono won his second-consecutive gold metal in his weight class after doing the same at the 1955 games.
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
 |  Charles Vinci (USA) |
 |  Angel Famiglietti (PAN) |
 |  Grantley Sobers (West Indies Federation) |
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
| | Isaac Berger (USA) |
| | Maurice King (West Indies Federation) |
| |  Mauro Alanis (MEX) |
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
| |  Juan Torres (CUB) |
| | Paul Goldberg (USA) |
| | Alberto Gumbs (PAN) |
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
| | Tommy Kono (USA) |
| |  Nazih Kerbage (ARG) |
| | Fred Marville (West Indies Federation) |
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
| | James George (USA) |
| |  Enrique Guittens (VEN) |
| |  Fernando Torres (PUR) |
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
| | Clyde Emrich (USA) |
| |  Philome LaGuerre (HAI) |
| |  Adolph Williams (BGU) |
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
| | David Ashman (USA) |
| | Humberto Selvetti (ARG) |
| |  Eduardo Adriana (AHO) |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Cuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Argentina | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | British West Indies | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Panama | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Guyana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Olderr, Steven (2009). The Pan American Games / Los Juegos Panamericanos: A Statistical History, 1951–1999 / Una Historia Estadistica, 1951–1999. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786443369.
