Men's competition

Bantamweight (− 56 kg)

RANK	FINAL
	Charles Vinci (USA)
	Angel Famiglietti (PAN)
	Ignacio Suárez (CUB)

Featherweight (− 60 kg)

RANK	FINAL
	Carlos Chávez (PAN)
	Yas Kuzuhara (USA)
	Edmundo Álvarez (MEX)

Lightweight (− 67.5 kg)

RANK	FINAL
	Joe Pitman (USA)
	Ambrose Cornet (AHO)
	Emilio González (ARG)

Middleweight (− 75 kg)

RANK	FINAL
	Peter George (USA)
	Julián Suárez (CUB)
	Don Heron (JAM)

Light-heavyweight (− 82.5 kg)

RANK	FINAL
	Tommy Kono (USA)
	Osvaldo Forte (ARG)
	Julian Pemberton (AHO)

Middle-heavyweight (− 90 kg)

RANK	FINAL
	Dave Sheppard (USA)
	Bruno Barabani (BRA)
	Carlos Seigeshifer (ARG)

Super-heavyweight (+ 90 kg)

RANK	FINAL
	Norbert Shemansky (USA)
	Humberto Selvetti (ARG)
	Bèto Adriana (AHO)

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	6	1	0	7
2	Panama	1	1	0	2
3	Argentina	0	2	2	4
4	Netherlands Antilles	0	1	2	3
5	Cuba	0	1	1	2
6	Brazil	0	1	0	1
7	Jamaica	0	0	1	1
	Mexico	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 entries)		7	7	7	21

References

• Olderr, Steven (2009). The Pan American Games: A Statistical History, 1951-1999, bilingual edition. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786443369. ISBN 9780786443369.
• Sports 123: Weightlifting at the Wayback Machine (archived October 7, 2011)
• Hickok Sports: Pan American Games Weightlifting Medalists at the Wayback Machine (archived December 2, 2011)