Weightlifting at the 1979 Pan American Games
# Weightlifting at the 1979 Pan American Games

## Men's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| 52 kg details | Francisco Casamayor Fals Cuba | José Díaz López Panama | Samuel Alexis Vázquez Venezuela |
| 56 kg details | Daniel Núñez Cuba | Lázaro de la Cruz Dominican Republic | Francisco Benítez Mexico |
| 60 kg details | Víctor Pérez Cuba | Phillip Sanderson United States | Ángel García Dominican Republic |
| 67.5 kg details | Mario Ricardo Villalobos Cuba | David Jones United States | Garry Bratty Canada |
| 75 kg details | Roberto Urrutia Cuba | Eric Rogers Canada | Rogelio Weatherbee Mexico |
| 82.5 kg details | Julio Echenique González Cuba | Thomas Hirtz United States | Ricardo Sequera Venezuela |
| 90 kg details | Daniel Zayas Díaz Cuba | Terry Hadlow Canada | Nelson Carvalho Brazil |
| 100 kg details | Alberto Blanco Fernández Cuba | Guy Carlton United States | Jacques Oliger Chile |
| 110 kg details | Mark Cameron United States | Javier González Cuba | Charles Nootens United States |
| +110 kg details | Thomas Stock United States | Marc Cardinal Canada | Jorge Gadala María 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 |
| 6 | Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | El Salvador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
