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Weightlifting at the 1951 Pan American Games

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Weightlifting at the 1951 Pan American Games
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Joseph Charlot, winner of the bronze medal in the Featherweight class

The first Pan American Games in Buenos Aires in 1951 included weightlifting competitions in various weight categories. The U.S. athlete John Davis won the super-heavyweight event.

Men's competition

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Bantamweight (− 56 kg)

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RANK FINAL
 Joseph DePietro (USA)
 José Crespo (CUB)
 Marcelino Salas (MEX)

Featherweight (− 60 kg)

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 Rodney Wilkes (TRI)
 Richard Greenawalt (USA)
 Joseph Charlot (HAI)

Lightweight (− 67.5 kg)

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 Joe Pitman (USA)
 Carl de Souza (TRI)
 Hugo d'Atri (ARG)

Middleweight (− 75 kg)

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 Peter George (USA)
 Ángel Sposato (ARG)
 Emerson Holder (PAN)

Light-heavyweight (− 82.5 kg)

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 Stanley Stanczyk (USA)
 Osvaldo Forte (ARG)
 Orlando Garrido (CUB)

Super heavyweight (90 kg)

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 John Davis (USA)
 Lennox Kilgour (TRI)
 Norberto Ferreira (ARG)

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States5106
2 Trinidad and Tobago1203
3 Argentina0224
4 Cuba0112
5 Haiti0011
 Mexico0011
 Panama0011
Totals (7 entries)66618

References

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  • Olderr, Steven (2009). The Pan American Games: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786443369. ISBN 9780786443369.
  • Sports 123: Weightlifting at the Wayback Machine (archived October 7, 2011)
  • Hickok Sports: Pan American Games Weightlifting Medalists at the Wayback Machine (archived December 2, 2011)