Weightlifting at the 1951 Pan American Games
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The first Pan American Games in Buenos Aires in 1951 included weightlifting competitions in various weight categories. The U.S. athlete John Davis won the super-heavyweight event.

Men's competition

Bantamweight (− 56 kg)

RANK	FINAL
	Joseph DePietro ( USA)
	José Crespo ( CUB)
	Marcelino Salas ( MEX)

Featherweight (− 60 kg)

RANK	FINAL
	Rodney Wilkes ( TRI)
	Richard Greenawalt ( USA)
	Joseph Charlot ( HAI)

Lightweight (− 67.5 kg)

RANK	FINAL
	Joe Pitman ( USA)
	Carl de Souza ( TRI)
	Hugo d'Atri ( ARG)

Middleweight (− 75 kg)

RANK	FINAL
	Peter George ( USA)
	Ángel Sposato ( ARG)
	Emerson Holder ( PAN)

Light-heavyweight (− 82.5 kg)

RANK	FINAL
	Stanley Stanczyk ( USA)
	Osvaldo Forte ( ARG)
	Orlando Garrido ( CUB)

Super heavyweight (90 kg)

RANK	FINAL
	John Davis ( USA)
	Lennox Kilgour ( TRI)
	Norberto Ferreira ( ARG)

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	5	1	0	6
2	Trinidad and Tobago	1	2	0	3
3	Argentina	0	2	2	4
4	Cuba	0	1	1	2
5	Haiti	0	0	1	1
	Mexico	0	0	1	1
	Panama	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		6	6	6	18

References

• Olderr, Steven (2009). The Pan American Games: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition. McFarland & Company. ISBN  978-0786443369. ISBN  9780786443369.
• Sports 123: Weightlifting at the Wayback Machine (archived October 7, 2011)
• Hickok Sports: Pan American Games Weightlifting Medalists at the Wayback Machine (archived December 2, 2011)