Weightlifting at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's 48 kg

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Weightlifting – Women's 48 kg at the XVI Pan American Games
Weightlifting pictogram.svg
Venue Weightlifting Forum
Dates October 23
Competitors 9 from 8 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
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The women's 48 kg competition of the weightlifting events at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, was held on October 23 at the Weightlifting Forum. [1] The defending champion was Carolina Valencia from Mexico.

Olympic weightlifting individual sport

Olympic-style weightlifting, or Olympic weightlifting, often simply referred to as weightlifting, is an athletic discipline in the modern Olympic program in which the athlete attempts a maximum-weight single lift of a barbell loaded with weight plates.

2011 Pan American Games 16th edition of the Pan American Games

The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, Puerto Vallarta, Lagos de Moreno and Tapalpa. It was the largest multi-sport event of 2011, with approximately 6,000 athletes from 42 nations participating in 36 sports. Both the Pan American and Parapan American Games were organized by the Guadalajara 2011 Organizing Committee (COPAG). The 2011 Pan American Games were the third Pan American Games hosted by Mexico and the first held in the state of Jalisco. Previously, Mexico hosted the 1955 Pan American Games and the 1975 Pan American Games, both in Mexico City. The 2011 Parapan American Games were held 20 days after the Pan American Games have ended.

Guadalajara City in Jalisco, Mexico

Guadalajara is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. The city is in the central region of Jalisco in the Western-Pacific area of Mexico. With a population of 1,460,148 inhabitants, it is Mexico's second most populous municipality. The Guadalajara metropolitan area has a reported population of 5,002,466 inhabitants, making it the second most populous metropolitan area in Mexico, behind Mexico City. The municipality is the second most densely populated in Mexico, the first being Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl in the State of Mexico. It is a strong business and economic center in the Bajío region.

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Each lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted. This weightlifting event was the lightest women's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 48 kilograms of body mass.

The snatch is the first of two lifts contested in the sport of weightlifting followed by the clean and jerk. The objective of the snatch is to lift the barbell from the ground to overhead in one continuous motion. There are four main styles of snatch used: squat snatch, split snatch, power snatch, and muscle snatch. The squat snatch and split snatch are the most common styles used in competition while power snatch and muscle snatch are mostly used for training purposes.

Clean and jerk composite of two weightlifting movements

The clean and jerk is a composite of two weightlifting movements, most often performed with a barbell: the clean and the jerk. During the clean, the lifter moves the barbell from the floor to a racked position across the deltoids, without resting fully on the clavicles. During the jerk the lifter raises the barbell to a stationary position above the head, finishing with straight arms and legs, and the feet in the same plane as the torso and barbell.

Schedule

All times are Central Standard Time (UTC-6).

DateTimeRound
October 23, 201114:00Final

Results

9 athletes from 8 countries took part. [2]

RankNameCountryGroupB.weight (kg)Snatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)Total (kg) [3]
Gold medal icon.svg Lely Burgos Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico A47.497199170
Silver medal icon.svg Betsi Rivas Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela A47.347396169
Bronze medal icon.svg Katherine Mercado Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia A46.997392165
4 Carolanni Reyes Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic A47.447087157
5 Génesis Murcia Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador A47.446885153
6 Georgina Silvestre Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic A46.137082152
7 Kelly Rexroad Flag of the United States.svg  United States A47.446882150
8 Maria Cavero Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina A46.736680146
9 Fiorela Ramirez Flag of Peru.svg  Peru A47.487378136

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References

  1. "Weightlifting technical manual" (PDF). Guadalajara 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  2. Women's 48 kg Group A start list
  3. Women's 48 kg Group A results