The Men's 56 kg weightlifting event at the 2007 Pan American Games took place at the Complexo Esportivo Riocentro on 14 July 2007.
Schedule All times are Brasilia Time (UTC-3) Date Time Event 14 July 2007 14:00 Group A
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world, Pan American and Games records were as follows: World record Snatch 138 kg Antalya, Turkey 4 November 2001 Clean & Jerk 168 kg Trenčín, Slovakia 24 April 2001 Total 305 kg Sydney, Australia 16 September 2000 Pan American record Snatch 130 kg Pinar del Río, Cuba 7 May 1998 Clean & Jerk 157 kg Holguín, Cuba 4 September 2000 Total 285 kg Pinar del Río, Cuba 7 May 1998 Games record Snatch 117 kg Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 12 August 2003 Clean & Jerk 150 kg Winnipeg, Canada 23 July 1999 Total 265 kg Winnipeg, Canada 23 July 1999
The following records were established during the competition: Snatch118 kgGR120 kgGRClean & Jerk151 kgGRTotal271 kgGR
Results Rank Athlete Nation Group Bodyweight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total123ResultRank123ResultRank Sergio Álvarez A 55.95 113 118 120 120 1 140 151 – 151 1 271 Marvin López A 55.35 105 108 109 108 3 135 138 141 138 2 246 Jaime Iturra A 55.60 105 109 111 111 2 135 135 135 135 3 246 Welinton Pec A 55.80 92 97 100 97 4 127 130 134 134 4 231 Sergio Rada A 55.55 110 110 110
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