Weightlifting at the 1979 Pan American Games
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Weightlifting was one of the sports contested at the 1979 Pan American Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico. There were ten weight categories with medals awarded in each.
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 kg |
Francisco Casamayor Fals Cuba |
José Díaz López Panama |
Samuel Alexis Vázquez Venezuela |
| 56 kg |
Daniel Núñez Cuba |
Lázaro de la Cruz Dominican Republic |
Francisco Benítez Mexico |
| 60 kg |
Víctor Pérez Cuba |
Phillip Sanderson United States |
Ángel García Dominican Republic |
| 67.5 kg |
Mario Ricardo Villalobos Cuba |
David Jones United States |
Garry Bratty Canada |
| 75 kg |
Roberto Urrutia Cuba |
Eric Rogers Canada |
Rogelio Weatherbee Mexico |
| 82.5 kg |
Julio Echenique González Cuba |
Thomas Hirtz United States |
Ricardo Sequera Venezuela |
| 90 kg |
Daniel Zayas Díaz Cuba |
Terry Hadlow Canada |
Nelson Carvalho Brazil |
| 100 kg |
Alberto Blanco Fernández Cuba |
Guy Carlton United States |
Jacques Oliger Chile |
| 110 kg |
Mark Cameron[1] United States |
Javier González Cuba |
Charles Nootens United States |
| +110 kg |
Tom Stock United States |
Marc Cardinal Canada |
Jorge Gadala María El Salvador |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | United States | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Canada | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Panama | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 8 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| El Salvador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |