The annual Pan American Championships is in Guatemala City (GUA) in the Coliseo Deportiva, with Colombia and the U.S. expected to be the leaders on the medal table once again.
The competition itself will be held from 23-27 April. Looking at the confirmed entries, Colombia has 10 men and nine women among the top three, while the U.S. has seven men and eight women. Because weightlifting – thanks to its drug problems – has only 14 slots per weight class for 2020, there is no direct qualification from the Pan Am Champs, or the Pan Am Games. But the rankings which will determine the qualifiers, each of the continental groups will receive at least one slot at each weight. This week’s events will preview who might be in Tokyo. The top entries:
Men
55 kg:
245 kg ~ Jairo Garcia (COL)
245 kg ~ Edwar Yosef (HAI)
235 kg ~ Leonardo Guzman (MEX)
61 kg:
290 kg ~ Francisco Mosquera (COL)
285 kg ~ Antonio Vasquez (MEX)
275 kg ~ Jose Lino Montes (MEX)
67 kg:
310 kg ~ Julio Mayora (VEN)
310 kg ~ Oscar Figueroa (COL)
305 kg ~ Jonathan Munoz (MEX)
73 kg:
338 kg ~ Clarence Cummings Jr. (USA)
310 kg ~ Julio Sanchez (VEN)
310 kg ~ Luis Javier Mosquera (COL)
310 kg ~ Jose Gavino (COL)
81 kg:
357 kg ~ Harrison Maurus (USA)
345 kg ~ Zacarias Bonnat (DOM)
340 kg ~ Juan Felipe Solis (COL)
340 kg ~ Brayan Santiago (COL)
340 kg ~ Yony Andica (COL)
89 kg:
360 kg ~ Keidomar Vallenilla (VEN)
350 kg ~ Jhor Moreno (COL)
350 kg ~ Jordan Cantrell (USA)
96 kg:
360 kg ~ Yeison Arias (VEN)
360 kg ~ Arley Mendez (CHI)
360 kg ~ Jhonatan Rivas (COL)
360 kg ~ Angela Luna (VEN)
102 kg:
370 kg ~ D’Angelo Osorio (USA)
290 kg ~ Junior Perez (HAI)
280 kg ~ Gabriel Brizuela (ESA)
280 kg ~ Sender Maquin (GUA)
109 kg:
390 kg ~ Wesley Kitts (USA)
370 kg ~ David Arroyo Valdez (ECU)
365 kg ~ Jesus Gonzalez (VEN)
365 kg ~ Juan Columbie Saname (CUB)
+109 kg:
400 kg ~ Caine Wilkes (USA)
389 kg ~ Keiser Witte (USA)
380 kg ~ Luis Manuel Lauret (CUB)
Women
45 kg:
160 kg ~ Rosielis Quintana (VEN)
160 kg ~ Manuela Berrio (COL)
145 kg ~ Maria Benavidez (ECU)
49 kg:
185 kg ~ Alyssa Ritchey (USA)
185 kg ~ Beatriz Piron Candelario (DOM)
179 kg ~ Morghan King (USA)
55 kg:
203 kg ~ Jourdan Delacruz (USA)
200 kg ~ Genesis Rodriguez (VEN)
200 kg ~ Alexandria Escobar (ECU)
59 kg:
210 kg ~ Maria Camila (COL)
210 kg ~ Rosive Silgado (COL)
210 kg ~ Quisia Yaneli (MEX)
64 kg:
225 kg ~ Mercedes Perez (COL)
223 kg ~ Mattie Sasser (USA)
220 kg ~ Yusleidy Figueroa (VEN)
220 kg ~ Charron Maude (CAN)
220 kg ~ Natalia Llamosa (COL)
220 kg ~ Marina Rodriguez (CUB)
71 kg:
238 kg ~ Mattie Rogers (USA)
237 kg ~ Kate Nye (USA)
230 kg ~ Mari Leivis Sanchez (COL)
230 kg ~ Hellen Escobar (COL)
76 kg:
245 kg ~ Jenny Arthur (USA)
245 kg ~ Aremi Fuentes (MEX)
240 kg ~ Leydi Solis (COL)
81 kg:
230 kg ~ Valeria Rivas (COL)
220 kg ~ Jaqueline Ferreira (BRA)
211 kg ~ Dayana Torres (ECU)
87 kg:
250 kg ~ Crismery Santan Peguero (DOM)
240 kg ~ Naryuri Perez (VEN)
240 kg ~ Maria Valdes (CHI)
+87 kg:
290 kg ~ Sarah Robles (USA)
260 kg ~ Tania Mascorro (MEX)
253 kg ~ Liseth Ayovi (ECU)
Look for results here.
Know this about weightlifting: it knows it has to stay clean. So, to enter the Pan American Champs, the entry fee for each athlete is $175 U.S., “including US $ 50 Special Anti-Doping Fee).”
