Weightlifting at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's 56 kg


The men's 56 kg competition of the weightlifting events at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, was held on July 11 at the General Motors Centre. The defending champion was Sergio Álvarez from Cuba.
Each lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted. This weightlifting event was the lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 56 kilograms of body mass.

Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time.
DateTimeRound
July 11, 201514:00Final

Results

7 athletes from six countries took part.
RankNameCountryGroupB.weight Snatch Clean & Jerk Total
Habib de las SalasA55.90117152 PR269
Carlos BernaA55.98116149265
Luis GarcíaA55.95115141256
4Enmanuel RocafuerteA55.59110135245
5Francisco BarreraA55.89103130233
6Orlando VasquezA55.89100123223
Edouard JosephA55.69NMDNSDNF

New record

The following record were established and improved upon during the competition.