The Pan American records in

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are maintained in each

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for the snatch lift, clean & jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the

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(PAWF).

Current records

Key to tables:

Men

Women

Historical records

Men (1998–2018)

Women (1998–2018)

* Koppel was not part of the official competition as Argentina is not an African country and her results were not recorded by the IWF. It's unclear why and how Koppel competed there and why the PAWC recognizes the results.

References

;General
Pan American Records
''18 September 2023 updated'' ;Specific

External links

PAWC web site
{{Records in Olympic weightlifting

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