The men's 56 kg competition of the weightlifting events at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, was held on July 11 at the Oshawa Sports Centre. The defending champion was Sergio Álvarez from Cuba.
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 lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 56 kilograms of body mass.
Schedule All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4). Date Time RoundJuly 11, 2015 14:00 Final
Results 7 athletes from six countries took part.Men's 56 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 56 kg Group A results Habib de las Salas A 55.90 117 152 PR 269 Carlos Berna A 55.98 116 149 265 Luis García A 55.95 115 141 256 4 Enmanuel Rocafuerte A 55.59 110 135 245 5 Francisco Barrera A 55.89 103 130 233 6 Orlando Vasquez A 55.89 100 123 223 Edouard Joseph A 55.69 NM DNS DNF
New record The following record were established and improved upon during the competition. Clean & Jerk152.0 kgPR References
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