The Pan American Weightlifting Championships is the continental

weightlifting Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells or barbells. People lift various kinds of weights for a variety of different reasons. These may include various types of competition; promo ...

championships for nations from

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...

Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...

and the

Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...

organised by

Pan American Weightlifting Federation The Pan American Weightlifting Federation (PAWF) was established in 1951. The federation is the body that governs and oversees weightlifting sports in North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Events organized Senior # Pa ...

(PAWF).

Senior editions

List of championships: 1996 to 2000 held in the northern and central (NACA) regions and the southern (SA) region. Note: NACA = North America and Central America / SA = South America

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External links

Pan American Weightlifting Federation website
{{Panamerican Championships Weightlifting competitions International sports championships in the Americas Recurring sporting events

Senior editions

See also

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