Weightlifting at the 2007 Pan American Games – Women's 48 kg

The Women's 48 kg weightlifting event at the 2007 Pan American Games took place at the Complexo Esportivo Riocentro on 14 July 2007.^[1]

Weightlifting – Women's 48 kg at the 2007 Pan American Games
Venue	Complexo Esportivo Riocentro
Dates	14 July 2007
Competitors	5 from 5 nations
Winning total weight	168 kg
Medalists
Carolina Valencia   Mexico   Betsi Rivas   Venezuela   Guillermina Candelario   Dominican Republic
«2003 2011»

Schedule

All times are Brasilia Time (UTC-3)

Date	Time	Event
14 July 2007	16:00	Group A

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Pan American and Games records were as follows:

World record	Snatch	Yang Lian (CHN)	98 kg	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	1 October 2006
	Clean & Jerk	Chen Xiexia (CHN)	120 kg	Tai'an, China	21 April 2007
	Total	Yang Lian (CHN)	217 kg	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	1 October 2006
Pan American record	Snatch
	Clean & Jerk
	Total	Tara Nott (USA)	185 kg	New Orleans, United States	21 July 2000
Games record	Snatch	Tara Nott (USA)	77 kg	Winnipeg, Canada	23 July 1999
	Clean & Jerk	Tara Nott (USA)	100 kg	Winnipeg, Canada	23 July 1999
	Total	Tara Nott (USA)	177 kg	Winnipeg, Canada	23 July 1999

The following records were established during the competition:

Snatch

78 kg

Carolina Valencia (MEX)

GR

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Group	Body weight	Snatch (kg)					Clean & Jerk (kg)					Total
					1	2	3	Result	Rank	1	2	3	Result	Rank
	Carolina Valencia	Mexico	A	47.65	73	78	78	78	1	90	95	97	90	2	168
	Betsi Rivas	Venezuela	A	47.65	66	68	70	70	2	85	89	92	92	1	162
	Guillermina Candelario	Dominican Republic	A	47.25	66	66	66	66	4	82	89	96	89	3	155
–	Aline Campeiro	Brazil	A	47.65	67	67	70	70	3	80	–	–	–	–	–
–	Lorena Vargas	Chile	A	47.20	64	64	64	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

References

1. (PDF), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Rio de Janeiro 2007 Organizing Committee, p. 3,326, archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2012, retrieved November 9, 2009.