Weightlifting at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 62 kg

The men's 62 kg competition of the weightlifting events at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, was held on October 23 at the Weightlifting Forum. The defending champion was Diego Salazar from Colombia.

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 second-lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 62 kilograms of body mass.

Schedule All times are Central Standard Time (UTC-6). Date Time RoundOctober 23, 2011 16:00 Final

Results 9 athletes from 6 countries took part.Men's 62 kg Group A start list PR – Pan American Games record Rank Name Country Group B.weight (kg) Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total (kg)Men's 62 kg Group A results Óscar Figueroa A 61.85 137 175 PR 312 PR Jesus Lopez A 61.83 130 166 296 Diego Salazar A 61.80 132 160 292 4 José Peguero A 61.85 124 140 264 5 Welinton Pec A 61.48 105 150 255 6 Miguel Cantun A 61.47 110 140 250 7 Alex Hernandez A 61.62 108 136 240 8 Mauro Acosta A 61.17 86 124 210 – Ivis Araujo A 61.50 113 – DNF

New records The following records were established and improved upon during the competition. Clean & Jerk171.0 kgPRClean & Jerk175.0 kgPRTotal312.0 kgPR

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External links Weightlifting schedule