Weightlifting at the 1959 Pan American Games
| Weightlifting at the I959 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Chicago Vocational School[1] |
«1955 1963» | |
Men's competition
Bantamweight (– 56 kg)
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
| Charles Vinci (USA) | |
| Angel Famiglietti (PAN) | |
| Grantley Sobers (West Indies Federation) |
Featherweight (– 60 kg)
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
| Isaac Berger (USA) | |
| Maurice King (West Indies Federation) | |
| Mauro Alanis (MEX) |
Lightweight (– 67.5 kg)
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
| Juan Torres (CUB) | |
| Paul Goldberg (USA) | |
| Alberto Gumbs (PAN) |
Middleweight (– 75 kg)
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
| Tommy Kono (USA) | |
| Nazih Kerbage (ARG) | |
| Fred Marville (West Indies Federation) |
Light-heavyweight (– 82.5 kg)
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
| James George (USA) | |
| Enrique Guittens (VEN) | |
| Fernando Torres (PUR) |
Middle-heavyweight (– 90 kg)
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
| Clyde Emrich (USA) | |
| Philome LaGuerre (HAI) | |
| Adolph Williams (BGU) |
Heavyweight (+ 90 kg)
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
| David Ashman (USA) | |
| Humberto Selvetti (ARG) | |
| Eduardo Adriana (AHO) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Cuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Argentina | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | British West Indies | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Panama | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Guyana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
References
Olderr, Steven (2009). The Pan American Games / Los Juegos Panamericanos: A Statistical History, 1951–1999 / Una Historia Estadistica, 1951–1999. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786443369.