Weightlifting at the 1955 Pan American Games
# Weightlifting at the 1955 Pan American Games

## Men's competition

### Bantamweight (− 56 kg)

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

### Featherweight (− 60 kg)

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

### Lightweight (− 67.5 kg)

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

### Middleweight (− 75 kg)

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

### Light-heavyweight (− 82.5 kg)

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

### Middle-heavyweight (− 90 kg)

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

### Super-heavyweight (+ 90 kg)

* 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 |
| 7 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
