Weightlifting , for the 2013 Bolivarian Games, took place from 17 November to 20 November 2013. [1] Colombia took 27 gold medals to win the event. [2]
Key:
* Host nation (Peru)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Colombia (COL) | 27 | 9 | 1 | 37 |
| 2 |  Ecuador (ECU) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 32 |
| 3 |  Venezuela (VEN) | 5 | 14 | 14 | 33 |
| 4 |  Chile (CHI) | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 |  El Salvador (ESA) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 |  Peru (PER)* | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 |  Guatemala (GUA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 nations) | 42 | 42 | 39 | 123 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 kg Snatch | Sergio Rada (COL) [3] | 112 kg | Enmanuel Rocafuerte (ECU) | 106 kg | Ramón Cruz (ESA) | 103 kg |
| 56 kg Clean & Jerk | Sergio Rada (COL) [4] | 140 kg | Enmanuel Rocafuerte (ECU) | 138 kg | Francisco Barrera (CHI) | 128 kg |
| 56 kg Total | Sergio Rada (COL) | 252 kg | Enmanuel Rocafuerte (ECU) | 244 kg | Francisco Barrera (CHI) | 230 kg |
| 62 kg Snatch | Francisco Mosquera (COL) [4] | 127 kg | Erick Herrera (ECU) | 119 kg | Ray López (VEN) | 118 kg |
| 62 kg Clean & Jerk | Francisco Mosquera (COL) | 157 kg | Julio Salamanca Pineda (ESA) | 156 kg | Erick Herrera (ECU) | 150 kg |
| 62 kg Total | Francisco Mosquera (COL) [3] | 284 kg | Erick Herrera (ECU) | 269 kg | Julio Salamanca Pineda (ESA) | 264 kg |
| 69 kg Snatch | Junior Sánchez (VEN) [5] | 150 kg PR | Enrique Valencia (ECU) | 135 kg | Oscar Valdizón (GUA) | 125 kg |
| 69 kg Clean & Jerk | Junior Sánchez (VEN) [6] | 175 kg | Enrique Valencia (ECU) | 166 kg | Junior Lahuanampa (PER) | 156 kg |
| 69 kg Total | Junior Sánchez (VEN)[ citation needed ] | 325 kg | Enrique Valencia (ECU) | 301 kg | Junior Lahuanampa (PER) | 276 kg |
| 77 kg Snatch | Gabriel Mena (COL) | 150 kg | Édison Angulo (COL) | 141 kg | Raúl Sánchez (VEN) | 140 kg |
| 77 kg Clean & Jerk | Édison Angulo (COL) [6] | 187 kg | Gabriel Mena (COL) | 178 kg | Raúl Sánchez (VEN) | 160 kg |
| 77 kg Total | Édison Angulo (COL) [7] | 328 kg | Gabriel Mena (COL) | 328 kg | Raúl Sánchez (VEN) | 300 kg |
| 85 kg Snatch | Ferney Manzano (COL) [8] | 160 kg | Freddy Tenorio (ECU) | 148 kg | Juan Ruiz (COL) | 148 kg |
| 85 kg Clean & Jerk | Juan Ruiz (COL) | 194 kg | Ferney Manzano (COL) | 193 kg | Freddy Tenorio (ECU) | 181 kg |
| 85 kg Total | Ferney Manzano (COL) | 353 kg | Juan Ruiz (COL) | 342 kg | Freddy Tenorio (ECU) | 329 kg |
| 94 kg Snatch | Eduardo Guadamud (ECU) | 164 kg | Wilmer Torres (COL) | 163 kg | Herbys Márquez (VEN) | 156 kg |
| 94 kg Clean & Jerk | Eduardo Guadamud (ECU) | 203 kg | Wilmer Torres (COL) | 202 kg | Hernan Viera (PER) | 187 kg |
| 94 kg Total | Eduardo Guadamud (ECU) [9] | 367 kg | Wilmer Torres (COL) [8] | 365 kg | Hernan Viera (PER) | 329 kg |
| 105 kg Snatch | Jorge Arroyo (ECU) | 185 kg | Jesús González (VEN) | 166 kg | Julio Luna (VEN) | 157 kg |
| 105 kg Clean & Jerk | Jorge Arroyo (ECU) | 200 kg | Julio Luna (VEN) | 194 kg | Jesús González (VEN) | 192 kg |
| 105 kg Total | Jorge Arroyo (ECU) | 385 kg | Jesús González (VEN) | 358 kg | Julio Luna (VEN) | 351 kg |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg Snatch | Ana Segura (COL) [4] | 73 kg | Génesis Murcia (ESA) | 70 kg | Jenniffer López (ECU) | 66 kg |
| 48 kg Clean & Jerk | Ana Segura (COL) | 92 kg | Génesis Murcia (ESA) | 88 kg | Jenniffer López (ECU) | 85 kg |
| 48 kg Total | Ana Segura (COL) [3] | 165 kg | Génesis Murcia (ESA) | 158 kg | Jenniffer López (ECU) | 151 kg |
| 53 kg Snatch | Rusmeris Villar (COL) | 85 kg | Gabriela Vera (CHI) | 71 kg | Not awarded | n/a |
| 53 kg Clean & Jerk | Rusmeris Villar (COL) [6] | 100 kg | Gabriela Vera (CHI) | 91 kg | Not awarded | n/a |
| 53 kg Total | Rusmeris Villar (COL) [7] | 185 kg | Gabriela Vera (CHI) | 162 kg | Not awarded | n/a |
| 58 kg Snatch | Jackelina Heredia (COL) | 92 kg | Yusleidy Figueroa (VEN) | 91 kg | Massiel Rojas (CHI) | 80 kg |
| 58 kg Clean & Jerk | Jackelina Heredia (COL) [6] | 125 kg | Yusleidy Figueroa (VEN) | 118 kg | Massiel Rojas (CHI) | 101 kg |
| 58 kg Total | Jackelina Heredia (COL) [7] | 217 kg | Yusleidy Figueroa (VEN) | 209 kg | Massiel Rojas (CHI) | 181 kg |
| 63 kg Snatch | Alexandra Escobar (ECU) | 100 kg | Iriner Jiménez (VEN) | 94 kg | Nidia Pardo (VEN) | 90 kg |
| 63 kg Clean & Jerk | Alexandra Escobar (ECU) | 125 kg | Nidia Pardo (VEN) | 121 kg | Iriner Jiménez (VEN) | 119 kg |
| 63 kg Total | Alexandra Escobar (ECU) [10] | 225 kg | Iriner Jiménez (VEN) | 213 kg | Nidia Pardo (VEN) | 211 kg |
| 69 kg Snatch | Leydi Solís (COL) | 106 kg | Mercedes Pérez (COL) | 105 kg | Solenny Villasmil (VEN) | 92 kg |
| 69 kg Clean & Jerk | Leydi Solís (COL) | 132 kg | Solenny Villasmil (VEN) | 115 kg | Martha Malla (ECU) | 115 kg |
| 69 kg Total | Leydi Solís (COL) [8] | 238 kg | Solenny Villasmil (VEN) | 207 kg | Martha Malla (ECU) | 205 kg |
| 75 kg Snatch | Ubaldina Valoyes (COL) | 107 kg | Rosa Tenorio (ECU) [11] | 102 kg | Dayana Chirinos (VEN) | 100 kg |
| 75 kg Clean & Jerk | Ubaldina Valoyes (COL) [2] | 126 kg | María Valdez (CHI) | 125 kg | Rosa Tenorio (ECU) | 121 kg |
| 75 kg Total | Ubaldina Valoyes (COL) [12] | 233 kg | Rosa Tenorio (ECU) | 223 kg | María Valdez (CHI) | 220 kg |
| +75 kg Snatch | Oliba Nieve (ECU) [13] | 113 kg | Yaniuska Espinoza (VEN) | 113 kg | Naryury Pérez (VEN) | 111 kg |
| +75 kg Clean & Jerk | Yaniuska Espinoza (VEN) | 142 kg | Naryury Pérez (VEN) | 141 kg | Oliba Nieve (ECU) | 132 kg |
| +75 kg Total | Yaniuska Espinoza (VEN)[ citation needed ] | 255 kg | Naryury Pérez (VEN) | 252 kg | Oliba Nieve (ECU) | 245 kg |
The following records were established and improved upon during the competition. [5]
| Snatch 69 kg | 150.0 kg | Junior Sánchez (VEN) | PR |
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