Weightlifting at the XVII Pan American Games | |
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Venue | Oshawa Sports Centre |
Dates | July 11–15 |
No. of events | 15 (8 men, 7 women) |
Competitors | 121 from 24 nations |
«2011 2019» |
Weightlifting at the 2015 Pan American Games | ||
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Qualification | ||
Men | Women | |
56 kg | 48 kg | |
62 kg | 53 kg | |
69 kg | 58 kg | |
77 kg | 63 kg | |
85 kg | 69 kg | |
94 kg | 75 kg | |
105 kg | +75 kg | |
+105 kg | ||
Weightlifting competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held from July 11 to 15 at the General Motors Centre (Oshawa Sports Centre) in Oshawa. [1] Due to naming rights the arena was as the latter for the duration of the games. [2] A total of fifteen weightlifting events were held: eight for men and seven for women. [3]
The competitions will take place at the General Motors Centre (Oshawa Sports Centre) located about in the city of Oshawa, about 60 kilometers from the athletes village. The arena will have a reduced capacity (from its normal of about 5,500) of about 3,000 people per session. [2] The venue will also host boxing competitions later during the games. [4]
The following is the competition schedule for the weightlifting competitions: [5]
F | Final |
Event↓/Date → | Sat 11 | Sun 12 | Mon 13 | Tue 14 | Wed 15 |
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Men's 56 kg | F | ||||
Men's 62 kg | F | ||||
Men's 69 kg | F | ||||
Men's 77 kg | F | ||||
Men's 85 kg | F | ||||
Men's 94 kg | F | ||||
Men's 105 kg | F | ||||
Men's +105 kg | F | ||||
Women's 48 kg | F | ||||
Women's 53 kg | F | ||||
Women's 58 kg | F | ||||
Women's 63 kg | F | ||||
Women's 69 kg | F | ||||
Women's 75 kg | F | ||||
Women's +75 kg | F |
* Host nation (Canada)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Colombia | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
2 | Venezuela | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
3 | Cuba | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
4 | Brazil | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
5 | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
7 | Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
8 | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
9 | Canada* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
10 | Chile | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (10 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |
A total of 24 countries have qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation has entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
A total of 125 weightlifters (69 male and 56 women) were able to qualify to compete at the games. Qualification was done at the 2013 and 2014 Pan American Championships, where nations had points assigned per athlete's finishing position. The totals of both Championships were added and quotas were then awarded to the top 20 men's teams and 18 women's teams. A further two wildcards (one for each gender) was awarded. [6]
The Tribute Communities Centre, formerly known as the General Motors Centre or GM Centre,GMC for short, is a multi-purpose arena located in downtown Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, which opened in November 2006. The arena was constructed to replace the Oshawa Civic Auditorium. The main tenant is the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League, and formerly the Durham TurfDogs of the Canadian Lacrosse League. It features the Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame, Prospects Bar and Grill, an Oshawa Generals retail store, executive seating and special club seats. The name was changed to Tribute Communities Centre on November 1, 2016.
The 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games venues were mostly located in the host city of Toronto, Ontario, though some events required facilities located elsewhere. Besides Toronto, fourteen other municipalities in Southern Ontario hosted competitions: Ajax, Hamilton, Innisfil, Markham, Milton, Minden, Mississauga, Mono, Oro-Medonte, Oshawa, Palgrave, St. Catharines, Welland and Whitby.
Wrestling competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 15 to 18 at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga. Due to naming rights the arena will be known as the latter for the duration of the games. The competition is split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which were further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the freestyle events, with 18 gold medals awarded. Wrestling has been contested at every Pan American Games.
Gymnastics competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from 11 to 20 July at the Ricoh Coliseum; due to naming rights the venue was known as the Toronto Coliseum for the duration of the games. The competition was split into three disciplines, artistic, rhythmic and trampoline. Women competed in all three disciplines whereas the men only took part in the artistic and trampoline competitions.
Bowling competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 22 to 25 at the Planet Bowl, due to naming rights the venue was known as the latter for the duration of the games. A total of four events were contested.
Squash competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 11 to 17. The venue for the competitions was Direct Energy Centre, due to naming rights the venue were known as the latter for the duration of the games. A total of six events were contested.
Shooting competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 12 to 19 at the Toronto International Trap and Skeet Club in Innisfil. The competition was split into three disciplines, pistol, rifle and shotgun, which were further divided into different events. Men competed in nine events, with the women competing in six events for a total of 15 gold medals awarded.
Roller sports at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 11 to 13.
Water polo competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held from July 7 to 15 at the Markham Pan Am Centre in Markham. The water polo competitions was the first sporting event to be conducted at the games, beginning three days before the opening ceremony. This is because the Pan American Games were scheduled to be held roughly around the same time as the 2015 World Aquatics Championships scheduled for Kazan, Russia, thus the competition was moved forward to allow for a sufficient gap between the two events. A total of eight men's and women's teams competed in each respective tournament.
Karate competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada were held from July 23 to 25 at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga. Due to naming rights the arena was known as the latter for the duration of the games. The competition was held under the kumite discipline, with men and women each competing in five events each. A total of 80 athletes from 14 nations took part.
Synchronized swimming competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held from July 9 to 11 at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre. Due to naming rights the arena will be known as the latter for the duration of the games. The competition was split into two events a duet event and team competition. Due to Pan American Games being scheduled to be held roughly around the same time as the 2015 World Aquatics Championships scheduled for Kazan, Russia, the synchronized swimming events began the day before the opening ceremony.
Diving competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 10 to 13 at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre. Due to naming rights the arena were known as the latter for the duration of the games. Due to Pan American Games being scheduled to be held roughly around the same time as the 2015 World Aquatics Championships scheduled for Kazan, Russia, the diving begin on the day of the opening ceremony. A total of eight diving events were held: four each for men and women.
Judo competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 11 to 14 at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga. Due to naming rights the arena was known as the latter for the duration of the games. A total of fourteen judo events were held: seven each for men and women.
Volleyball competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held from July 16 to 26 at the Direct Energy Centre. Due to naming rights the arena was known as the latter for the duration of the games. A total of eight men's and women's teams competed in each respective tournament. The tournament was affected by the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix and the FIVB Volleyball World League which were played at same time.
Table tennis competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 19 to 25 at the Markham Pan Am Centre in Markham. Due to naming rights, the arena was known as the latter for the duration of the games. A total of four table tennis events were held: two each for men and women.
Taekwondo competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held from July 19 to 22 at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga. Due to naming rights the arena will be known as the latter for the duration of the games. A total of eight taekwondo events were held: four each for men and women.
Boxing competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 18 to 25 at the General Motors Centre in Oshawa. Due to naming rights the arena was known as the latter for the duration of the games. A total of thirteen boxing events will be held: ten for men and three for women.
Badminton competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 11 to 16 at the Markham Pan Am Centre in Markham. Due to naming rights the arena was known as the latter for the duration of the games. A total of five badminton events will be held: two each for men and women, along with a mixed doubles event.
Golf competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held from July 16 to 19 at the Angus Glen Golf Club in Markham. A total three golf events were held: a singles event for men and women, along with a mixed team event. Golf made its debut at the Pan American Games, after the sport was added to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Fencing competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 20 to 25 at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre. Due to naming rights, the arena was known as the latter for the duration of the games. A total of twelve fencing events were held: six each for men and women.