Weightlifting at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's 53 kg
Weightlifting – Women's 53 kg at the 2015 Pan American Games
The event took place on July 12 at the Oshawa Sports Centre in Toronto, Canada. Eight competitors from six nations participated. The defending champion was Yuderquis Contreras from the Dominican Republic.
Each lifter competed in two lifts—snatch and clean and jerk—with the final score being the sum of each lifter’s best snatch and best clean and jerk. Athletes had three attempts in each lift. Times were in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4).
Medalists:
- Gold: Rusmeris Villar (Colombia)
- Silver: Génesis Rodríguez (Venezuela)
- Bronze: Yafreisy Silvestre (Dominican Republic)
Records were established or improved during the competition, though specific marks aren’t listed here.
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