Weightlifting at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's 53 kg

The women's 53 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 Yuderquis Contreras from the Dominican Republic.

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 women's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 53 kilograms of body mass.

Schedule All times are Central Standard Time (UTC-6). Date Time RoundOctober 24, 2011 12:00 Final

Results 11 athletes from 9 countries took part.Women's 53 kg Group A start list PR – Pan American Games record Rank Name Country Group B.weight (kg) Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total (kg)Women's 53 kg Group A Results Yuderquis Contreras A 52.63 96 PR 110 206 Inmara Henriquez A 52.57 80 109 189 Francia Peñuñuri A 52.41 83 105 188 4 Yineisy Reyes A 52.86 88 95 183 5 Hilary Katzenmeier A 52.60 75 100 175 6 Malvina Veron A 52.03 72 93 165 7 Alexandra Andagoya A 52.89 67 94 161 8 Magdalena Cojom A 52.31 68 83 151 9 Norel Castillo A 52.20 60 78 138 10 Joan Rivera A 52.89 62 76 138 11 Tumy Gomez A 51.83 56 65 121

New records The following records were established and improved upon during the competition. Snatch96.0 kgPR

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External links Weightlifting schedule