Weightlifting at the 1979 Pan American Games
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| Weightlifting at the VIII Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
«1975 1983» |
Men's events[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 kg |
Francisco Casamayor Fals Cuba
|
José Díaz López Panama
|
 Venezuela
|
| 56 kg |
Daniel Núñez Cuba
|
 Dominican Republic
|
 Mexico
|
| 60 kg |
Víctor Pérez Cuba
|
 United States
|
Dominican Republic
|
| 67.5 kg |
Cuba
|
United States
|
 Canada
|
| 75 kg |
Roberto Urrutia Cuba
|
Canada
|
Rogelio Weatherbee Mexico
|
| 82.5 kg |
Julio Echenique González Cuba
|
United States
|
Venezuela
|
| 90 kg |
Daniel Zayas Díaz Cuba
|
Canada
|
 Brazil
|
| 100 kg |
Alberto Blanco Fernández Cuba
|
Guy Carlton United States
|
 Chile
|
| 110 kg |
Mark Cameron United States
|
Javier González Cuba
|
United States
|
| +110 kg |
United States
|
Canada
|
 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 nations) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
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- Weightlifting at the Pan American Games
- 1979 Pan American Games