Weightlifting at the 1975 Pan American Games
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Weightlifting was one of the sports contested at the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City, Mexico. There were nine weight categories with medals awarded in each.
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 kg |
Francisco Casamayor Cuba |
Narcisco Orán Panama |
Lázaro de la Cruz Dominican Republic |
| 56 kg |
Carlos Lastre Cuba |
Paulo de Sene Brazil |
Fernando Báez Cruz Puerto Rico |
| 60 kg |
Rolando Chang Cuba |
Andrés Santoyo Mexico |
Elkin Velázquez Colombia |
| 67.5 kg |
Roberto Urrutia Cuba |
Daniel Cantore United States |
Amaury Cordero Dominican Republic |
| 75 kg |
Ignacio Guanche Cuba |
James Napier United States |
Daniel Robitaille Canada |
| 82.5 kg |
Lee James United States |
Abel López Cuba |
Pablo Justiniani Panama |
| 90 kg |
Phillip Grippaldi United States |
Alberto Blanco Cuba |
Frank Capsouras United States |
| 110 kg |
Russell Prior Canada |
Mark Cameron United States |
Robert Santavy Canada |
| +110 kg |
Gerardo Fernández Cuba |
Bruce Wilhelm United States |
Fernando Bernal Cuba |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | United States | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Panama | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mexico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |