Weightlifting at the 1963 Pan American Games
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Weightlifting at the 1963 Pan American Games refers to the weightlifting events of the 1963 Pan American Games. Well-known Japanese-American weightlifter Tommy Kono won his third-consecutive gold metal in his weight class after doing so at both the 1955 and 1959 Pan-American Games.
Men's competition
– 56 kg
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
 |
 Martin Dias (BGU) |
 |
 Hector Curiel (AHO) |
 |
 Gary Hanson (USA) |
| 4. |  Fernando Bacz (PUR) |
| 5. |  Yok Sun Tan (CAN) |
| 6. |  Valdomiro Pessanha (BRA) |
| 6. |  Arnaldo Moncada (ECU) |
– 60 kg
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
|
Isaac Berger (USA) |
|
Pedro Serrano (PUR) |
|
 Idelfonso Lee (PAN) |
| 4. |  Winstone Bourne (BAR) |
| 5. |  Mauro Alaniz (MEX) |
| 6. |  Francisco Sanchez (VEN) |
| 7. |  Gleide Morriz (TRI) |
| 8. |  Ezequiel Pascual (ARG) |
| 9. | Paulo Quero (BRA) |
| 10. | Ramon Valverde (ECU) |
– 67.5 kg
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
|
Anthony Garcy (USA) |
|
Rudy Monk (AHO) |
|
Roudolph Cox (BAR) |
| 4. | Vitor Pagan (PUR) |
| 5. | Hugo Gittens (TRI) |
| 6. | Frank McGregor (PAN) |
| 7. | Luis Almeida (BRA) |
– 75 kg
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
|
Joseph Puleo (USA) |
|
José Manuel Figueroa (PUR) |
|
Pierre St.-Jean (CAN) |
– 82.5 kg
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
|
Tommy Kono (USA) |
|
Fortunato Rijna (AHO) |
|
Michel Lipari (CAN) |
– 90 kg
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
|
Bill March (USA) |
|
José Flores (AHO) |
|
John Lewis (CAN) |
+ 90 kg
| RANK | FINAL |
|---|---|
|
Sydney Henry (USA) |
|
Brandon Bailey (TRI) |
|
Bèto Adriana (AHO) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Guyana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  Puerto Rico | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Canada | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 |  Barbados | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Panama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |