Weightlifting at the 1971 Pan American Games

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Weightlifting at the 1971 Pan American Games
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Weightlifting was one of the sports contested at the 1971 Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia. In this edition, four sets of medals were awarded for each weight. It was the last games in which clean and press was performed, as it was eliminated for the weightlifting competition next year.

Contents

Men's competition

Press

Flyweight (– 52 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Roberto Lindeborg  (AHO)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Chun Hon Chan  (CAN)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  A. Garcia  (PUR)

Bantamweight (– 56 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Fernando Báez Cruz  (PUR)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of Barbados.svg  Anthony Phillips  (BAR)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Cuba.svg  Rolando Chang  (CUB)

Featherweight (– 60 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of Mexico.svg  Manuel Mateos  (MEX)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of Panama.svg  Idelfonso Lee  (PAN)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Cuba.svg  Ignacio Guanche  (CUB)

Lightweight (– 67.5 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of Colombia.svg  José Martínez  (COL)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of Cuba.svg  Pastor Rodríguez  (CUB)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Colombia.svg  Cipriano Gutierrez  (COL)

Middleweight (– 75 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Russell Knipp  (USA)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of Cuba.svg  Abel López  (CUB)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Keith Adams  (CAN)

Light-heavyweight (– 82.5 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of Cuba.svg  Juan Curbelo  (CUB)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Karchut  (USA)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Ángel Pagán  (PUR)

Middle-heavyweight (– 90 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Phillip Grippaldi  (USA)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Fortunato Rijna  (AHO)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Cuba.svg  Juan Benavides  (CUB)

Heavyweight (– 110 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Robert Kemper  (USA)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Gary Deal  (USA)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Brazil.svg  Thamer Chaim  (BRA)

Super heavyweight (+ 110 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Ken Patera  (USA)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of Cuba.svg  Fernando Bernal  (CUB)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Price Morris  (CAN)


Snatch

Flyweight (– 52 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Chun Hon Chan  (CAN)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of Colombia.svg  Juan Romero  (COL)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Colombia.svg  Lester Francel  (COL)

Bantamweight (– 56 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of Cuba.svg  Rolando Chang  (CUB)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of Cuba.svg  Carlos Lastre  (CUB)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Mexico.svg  Jesus Conde  (MEX)

Featherweight (– 60 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of Panama.svg  Idelfonso Lee  (PAN)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of Cuba.svg  Ignacio Guanche  (CUB)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Mexico.svg  Manuel Mateos  (MEX)

Lightweight (– 67.5 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of Cuba.svg  Pastor Rodríguez  (CUB)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Victor Lopez  (PUR)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of the United States.svg  James Benjamin  (USA)

Middleweight (– 75 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of Cuba.svg  Abel López  (CUB)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Russell Knipp  (USA)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Stanley Bailey  (TTO)

Light-heavyweight (– 82.5 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Karchut  (USA)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of Cuba.svg  Juan Curbelo  (CUB)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Ángel Pagán  (PUR)

Middle-heavyweight (– 90 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Patrick Holbrook  (USA)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Phillip Grippaldi  (USA)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Wayne Wilson  (CAN)

Heavyweight (– 110 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Gary Deal  (USA)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Robert Kemper  (USA)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Brazil.svg  Thamer Chaim  (BRA)

Super heavyweight (+ 110 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Ken Patera  (USA)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of Cuba.svg  Fernando Bernal  (CUB)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Price Morris  (CAN)


Clean and Jerk

Flyweight (– 52 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of Colombia.svg  Juan Romero  (COL)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of Colombia.svg  Lester Francel  (COL)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Roberto Lindeborg  (AHO)

Bantamweight (– 56 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of Cuba.svg  Rolando Chang  (CUB)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of Cuba.svg  Carlos Lastre  (CUB)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Fernando Báez Cruz  (PUR)

Featherweight (– 60 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of Mexico.svg  Manuel Mateos  (MEX)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of Cuba.svg  Ignacio Guanche  (CUB)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Colombia.svg  Carlos Suarez  (COL)

Lightweight (– 67.5 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of the United States.svg  James Benjamin  (USA)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of Cuba.svg  Pastor Rodríguez  (CUB)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Victor Lopez  (PUR)

Middleweight (– 75 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Russell Knipp  (USA)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of Cuba.svg  Abel López  (CUB)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Stanley Bailey  (TTO)

Light-heavyweight (– 82.5 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Karchut  (USA)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of Cuba.svg  Juan Curbelo  (CUB)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Brazil.svg  Luiz de Almeida  (BRA)

Middle-heavyweight (– 90 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Patrick Holbrook  (USA)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Phillip Grippaldi  (USA)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Wayne Wilson  (CAN)

Heavyweight (– 110 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Robert Kemper  (USA)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Gary Deal  (USA)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Brazil.svg  Thamer Chaim  (BRA)

Super heavyweight (+ 110 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Ken Patera  (USA)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of Cuba.svg  Fernando Bernal  (CUB)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Price Morris  (CAN)


Total

Flyweight (– 52 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of Colombia.svg  Juan Romero  (COL)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Roberto Lindeborg  (AHO)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Chun Hon Chan  (CAN)

Bantamweight (– 56 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of Cuba.svg  Rolando Chang  (CUB)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Fernando Báez Cruz  (PUR)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Cuba.svg  Carlos Lastre  (CUB)

Featherweight (– 60 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of Mexico.svg  Manuel Mateos  (MEX)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of Cuba.svg  Ignacio Guanche  (CUB)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Panama.svg  Idelfonso Lee  (PAN)

Lightweight (– 67.5 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of Cuba.svg  Pastor Rodríguez  (CUB)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of the United States.svg  James Benjamin  (USA)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Colombia.svg  José Martínez  (COL)

Middleweight (– 75 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Russell Knipp  (USA)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of Cuba.svg  Abel López  (CUB)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Stanley Bailey  (TTO)

Light-heavyweight (– 82.5 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Karchut  (USA)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of Cuba.svg  Juan Curbelo  (CUB)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Ángel Pagán  (PUR)

Middle-heavyweight (– 90 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Phillip Grippaldi  (USA)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Patrick Holbrook  (USA)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Wayne Wilson  (CAN)

Heavyweight (– 110 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Gary Deal  (USA)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Robert Kemper  (USA)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Brazil.svg  Thamer Chaim  (BRA)

Super heavyweight (+ 110 kg)

RANKFINAL
Gold medal america.svg Flag of the United States.svg  Ken Patera  (USA)
Silver medal america.svg Flag of Cuba.svg  Fernando Bernal  (CUB)
Bronze medal america.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Price Morris  (CAN)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1910130
2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 717428
3Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 3249
4Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3025
5Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 1269
6Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles 1214
7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11911
8Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 1113
9Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 0101
10Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 0055
11Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 0033
Totals (11 entries)363636108

References

Olderr, Steven (2009). The Pan American Games / Los Juegos Panamericanos: A Statistical History, 1951-1999 / Una Historia Estadistica, 1951-1999. McFarland. pp. 152–164. ISBN   978-0786443369.