The Pan American Junior Championships were a showcase for the host Colombians, with nine wins in the combined totals, including six men’s events and three women’s.
Counting all classes in each division – Snatch, Clean & Jerk and Combined – Colombia took 22 medals in the men’s weight (19-3-0, with Venezuela (2-5-4) and the U.S. (0-5-6) following with 11. In the women’s classes, the hosts won 21 medals (10-10-1), to 15 for Venezuela (2-3-10) and 13 for the U.S. (5-2-6).
Colombia also won the men’s and women’s team title. In the men’s class, Colombia compiled 607 points, with the U.S. second (416) and Ecuador (347). The Colombians won the women’s scoring with 619 points, followed by the U.S. (564) and Ecuador (495). Summaries:
Pan American Junior Championships
Manizales (COL) ~ 5-12 September 2018
(Full results here)
Men
56 kg (combined totals only): 1. Angel Perez (VEN), 220 kg; 2. Nestor Cardenas (VEN), 215 kg; 3. Juan Vargas Samboy (DOM), 203 kg.
62 kg: 1. Cristian Zurita Vallejo (ECU), 280 kg; 2. Victor Badur Guemez (MEX), 271 kg; 3. Roger Ochoa (VEN), 259 kg.
69 kg: 1. Jose Luis Osorio (COL), 294 kg; 2. Kevin Sandoval (COL), 286 kg; 3. Pedro Yoamona Leon (PER), 272 kg.
77 kg: 1. Oscar Garces (COL), 308 kg; 2. Oscar Terrones Miranda (PER), 299 kg; 3. Jesus Shiguango (ECU), 283 kg.
85 kg: 1. Juan Solis (COL), 333; 2. Adolfo Fernandez Lugo (MEX), 311 kg; 3. Steven Escobar (ECU), 306 kg.
94 kg: 1. Jhonatan Rivas (COL), 355 kg; 2. Juan Zaldivar Milian (CUB), 336 kg; 3. Jaden Washington (USA), 330 kg.
105 kg: 1. Fry Mosquera (COL), 345 kg; 2. Dennis Tan (USA), 317 kg; 3. Isac Borges Veira (BRA), 275 kg.
+105 kg: 1. Jhonatan Hoyos (COL), 333 kg; 2. Christopher Peters (USA), 308 kg; 3. Marcos Bribiesca (USA), 297 kg.
Women
48 kg (combined totals only): 1. Fiorella Cueva Uribe (PER), 167 kg; 2. Manuela Berrio (COL), 165 kg; 3. Yineth Santoya (COL), 160 kg.
53 kg: 1. Yenny Sinisterra (COL), 189 kg; 2. Julieth Palechor (COL), 186 kg; 3. Karen Fernandez (VEN), 173 kg.
58 kg: 1. Anyelin Venegas (VEN), 191 kg; 2. Isabel Nieto (VEN), 187 kg; 3. Nicole Cintra Lagos (BRA), 185 kg.
63 kg: 1. Rosalba Morales (COL), 203 kg; 2. Jessica Jarquin Gonzales (MEX), 202 kg; 3. Erin Amos (USA), 196 kg.
69 kg: 1. Celia Gold (USA), 199 kg; 2. Angy Palacios Dajome (ECU), 198 kg; 3. Daiana Serrano (DOM), 192 kg.
75 kg: 1. Hellen Escobar (COL), 222 kg; 2. Valeria Rivas (COL), 212 kg; 3. Euquerys Molaya (VEN), 202 kg.
90 kg: 1. Juliana Riotto (USA), 224 kg; 2. Dayana Mina Torres (ECU), 218 kg; 3. Magnolia Pen (VEN), 214 kg.
+90 kg: 1. Lisseth Ayovi Cabezas (ECU), 248 kg; 2. Angie Chaverra (COL), 235 kg; 3. Ashamarie Benitez (USA), 225 kg.
