The men's 61 kg competition of the weightlifting events at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, was held on 21 October at the Gimnasio Chimkowe.

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 61 kilograms of body mass.

Results The results were as follows: RankAthleteNationGroupSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)Total123Result123Result Arley Calderón A 122 122 125 125 154 – – 154 279 Victor Guemez A 119 123 125 123 150 150 153 153 276 Luis Bardalez A 119 122 124 124 151 151 153 151 275 4 Wilkeinner Rodríguez A 119 122 125 125 149 152 152 149 274 5 Estiven Villar A 118 122 124 124 148 149 152 149 273 6 Víctor Garrido A 118 122 124 122 145 149 149 145 267 7 Thiago Félix A 115 120 121 115 147 152 152 147 262 8 Aldair Castro A 113 113 116 116 137 144 148 144 260 9 Juan Martínez A 101 106 110 106 120 125 130 125 231

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