The women's 58 kg competition of the weightlifting events at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, was held on October 24 at the Weightlifting Forum.[1] The defending champion was Alexandra Escobar from Ecuador.

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 third lightest women's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 58 kilograms of body mass.

Schedule

All times are Central Standard Time (UTC-6).

Date Time Round
October 24, 2011 16:00 Final

Results

5 athletes from 4 countries took part.[2]

  • PR – Pan American Games record
Rank Name Country Group B.weight (kg) Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total (kg)[3]
1st place, gold medalist(s) Maria Escobar  Ecuador A 57.56 99 122 221
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jackelina Heredia  Colombia A 57.61 96 120 216
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lina Rivas  Colombia A 57.14 100 PR 115 215
4 Monica Dominguez  Mexico A 57.94 93 113 206
5 Silvia Artola  Nicaragua A 57.81 73 97 170

New records

The following records were established and improved upon during the competition.[3]

Snatch 99.0 kg  Lina Rivas (COL) PR
Snatch 100.0 kg  Lina Rivas (COL) PR

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