2026 Pan American Weightlifting Championships
| 2026 Pan American Weightlifting Championships | |
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| Venue | High Performance Center (CAR) |
| Location | Panama City, Panama |
| Dates | 27–30 April |
| Organizing body | Pan American Weightlifting Federation |
| Competitors | 168 from 23 nations |
The 2026 Pan American Weightlifting Championships were held in Panama City, Panama from 27 to 30 April 2026.[1]
Background
The competition will also serve as the qualification event for XXIII Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2026.
Medal table
Ranking by Big (Total result) medals
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .png){kind=small} United States | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 |  Colombia | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 |  Ecuador | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Venezuela | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 |  Brazil | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 |  Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Cuba | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Chile | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 |  Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 16 | 10 | 12 | 38 |
| 2 | United States | 14 | 13 | 8 | 35 |
| 3 | Venezuela | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Ecuador | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | Argentina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Cuba | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Canada | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Chile | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 |  Guatemala | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Nicaragua | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Peru | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 |  Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | 48 | 48 | 48 | 144 | |
Medal overview
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – 60 kg |
Snatch |  Gabriel Chhum (USA) | 126 kg | Otto Oñate (CUB) | 122 kg | Jefferson Gómez (VEN) | 119 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Gabriel Chhum (USA) | 155 kg | Otto Oñate (CUB) | 155 kg | Jhon Serna (COL) | 151 kg | |
| Total | Gabriel Chhum (USA) | 281 kg | Otto Oñate (CUB) | 277 kg | Jhon Serna (COL) | 269 kg | |
| – 65 kg |
Snatch | Francisco Mosquera (COL) | 139 kg | Hampton Morris (USA) | 138 kg | Luis Bardalez (PER) | 133 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Francisco Mosquera (COL) | 181 kg | Hampton Morris (USA) | 177 kg | Thiago Silva (BRA) | 170 kg | |
| Total | Francisco Mosquera (COL) | 320 kg AM |
Hampton Morris (USA) | 315 kg | Thiago Silva (BRA) | 302 kg | |
| – 71 kg |
Snatch | Luis Javier Mosquera (COL) | 145 kg | Sergio Cares (CHI) | 130 kg | Erick Estupiñán (ECU) | 129 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Luis Javier Mosquera (COL) | 170 kg | Wilfredo Camey (GUA) | 164 kg | Sergio Cares (CHI) | 163 kg | |
| Total | Luis Javier Mosquera (COL) | 315 kg | Sergio Cares (CHI) | 293 kg | Erick Estupiñán (ECU) | 291 kg | |
| – 79 kg |
Snatch | Hugo Montes (COL) | 155 kg | Caden Cahoy (USA) | 150 kg | Juan Martínez (COL) | 147 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Caden Cahoy (USA) | 204 kg AM |
Julio Mayora (VEN) | 191 kg | Hugo Montes (COL) | 190 kg | |
| Total | Caden Cahoy (USA) | 354 kg | Hugo Montes (COL) | 345 kg | Julio Mayora (VEN) | 336 kg | |
| – 88 kg |
Snatch | Yeison López (COL) | 181 kg WR |
Norwin Washington (NCA) | 160 kg | Hutton Boles (USA) | 159 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yeison López (COL) | 216 kg WR |
Neiser Grefa (ECU) | 195 kg | Brandon Victorian (USA) | 195 kg | |
| Total | Yeison López (COL) | 397 kg WR |
Hutton Boles (USA) | 349 kg | Brandon Victorian (USA) | 349 kg | |
| – 94 kg |
Snatch | Keydomar Vallenilla (VEN) | 177 kg AM |
David Guadamud (ECU) | 165 kg | Óscar Garcés (COL) | 160 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Keydomar Vallenilla (VEN) | 212 kg | David Guadamud (ECU) | 200 kg | Óscar Garcés (COL) | 200 kg | |
| Total | Keydomar Vallenilla (VEN) | 389 kg | David Guadamud (ECU) | 365 kg | Óscar Garcés (COL) | 360 kg | |
| – 110 kg |
Snatch | Matheus Pessanha (BRA) | 180 kg | Kolbi Ferguson (USA) | 173 kg | Alejandro Medina (PUR) | 170 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Matheus Pessanha (BRA) | 228 kg AM |
Kolbi Ferguson (USA) | 224 kg | Hernán Viera (PER) | 207 kg | |
| Total | Matheus Pessanha (BRA) | 408 kg AM |
Kolbi Ferguson (USA) | 397 kg | Xavier Lusignan (CAN) | 368 kg | |
| + 110 kg |
Snatch | Rafael Cerro (COL) | 193 kg | Aaron Williams (USA) | 185 kg | Dixon Arroyo (ECU) | 172 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Rafael Cerro (COL) | 226 kg | Aaron Williams (USA) | 225 kg | Alonso Bizama (CHI) | 210 kg | |
| Total | Rafael Cerro (COL) | 419 kg AM |
Aaron Williams (USA) | 410 kg | Alonso Bizama (CHI) | 376 kg | |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – 48 kg |
Snatch | Patricia Mercado (VEN) | 83 kg | Dahiana Ortiz (DOM) | 80 kg | Mariangeli Martínez (VEN) | 75 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Mariangeli Martínez (VEN) | 101 kg | Dahiana Ortiz (DOM) | 100 kg | Patricia Mercado (VEN) | 98 kg | |
| Total | Patricia Mercado (VEN) | 181 kg | Dahiana Ortiz (DOM) | 180 kg | Mariangeli Martínez (VEN) | 176 kg | |
| – 53 kg |
Snatch | Miranda Ulrey (USA) | 96 kg AM |
Rohelys Galvis (COL) | 87 kg | Natasha Rosa Figueiredo (BRA) | 87 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Miranda Ulrey (USA) | 120 kg AM |
Katherin Echandía (VEN) | 109 kg | Natasha Rosa Figueiredo (BRA) | 108 kg | |
| Total | Miranda Ulrey (USA) | 216 kg AM |
Natasha Rosa Figueiredo (BRA) | 195 kg | Katherin Echandía (VEN) | 192 kg | |
| – 58 kg |
Snatch | Ann-Sophie Taschereau (CAN) | 94 kg | María Luz Casadevall (ARG) | 93 kg | Sohaila Cortés (MEX) | 91 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | María Luz Casadevall (ARG) | 121 kg | Ann-Sophie Taschereau (CAN) | 119 kg | Antonina Moya (COL) | 114 kg | |
| Total | María Luz Casadevall (ARG) | 214 kg | Ann-Sophie Taschereau (CAN) | 213 kg | Sohaila Cortés (MEX) | 204 kg | |
| – 63 kg |
Snatch | Karen Mosquera (COL) | 108 kg | Sophia Shaft (USA) | 107 kg | Yenny Sinisterra (COL) | 104 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Yenny Sinisterra (COL) | 130 kg | Sophia Shaft (USA) | 130 kg | Karen Mosquera (COL) | 123 kg | |
| Total | Sophia Shaft (USA) | 237 kg | Yenny Sinisterra (COL) | 234 kg | Karen Mosquera (COL) | 231 kg | |
| – 69 kg |
Snatch | Olivia Reeves (USA) | 115 kg | Julieth Rodríguez (COL) | 111 kg | Fransheska Matías (DOM) | 110 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Olivia Reeves (USA) | 147 kg | Julieth Rodríguez (COL) | 136 kg | Fransheska Matías (DOM) | 135 kg | |
| Total | Olivia Reeves (USA) | 262 kg | Julieth Rodríguez (COL) | 247 kg | Fransheska Matías (DOM) | 245 kg | |
| – 77 kg |
Snatch | María Mena (COL) | 116 kg | Laura Amaro (BRA) | 111 kg | Mattie Rogers (USA) | 108 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Mattie Rogers (USA) | 141 kg | Mari Sánchez (COL) | 138 kg | Laura Amaro (BRA) | 137 kg | |
| Total | Mattie Rogers (USA) | 249 kg | María Mena (COL) | 248 kg | Laura Amaro (BRA) | 248 kg | |
| – 86 kg |
Snatch | Kelin Jiménez (ECU) | 109 kg | Lizbeth Nolasco (MEX) | 108 kg | Valeria Rivas (COL) | 107 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Kelin Jiménez (ECU) | 137 kg | Valeria Rivas (COL) | 133 kg | Katelyn Witte (USA) | 133 kg | |
| Total | Kelin Jiménez (ECU) | 246 kg | Valeria Rivas (COL) | 240 kg | Katelyn Witte (USA) | 239 kg | |
| + 86 kg |
Snatch | Lisseth Ayoví (ECU) | 121 kg | Naryury Pérez (VEN) | 120 kg | Marifélix Sarría (CUB) | 119 kg |
| Clean & Jerk | Marifélix Sarría (CUB) | 161 kg | Lisseth Ayoví (ECU) | 160 kg | Mary Theisen-Lappen (USA) | 159 kg | |
| Total | Lisseth Ayoví (ECU) | 281 kg AM |
Marifélix Sarría (CUB) | 280 kg | Mary Theisen-Lappen (USA) | 271 kg | |
Team ranking
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