Weightlifting at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's +105 kg

The men's +105 kg competition of the weightlifting events at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, was held on October 27 at the Weightlifting Forum.[1] The defending champion was Cristián Escalante from Chile. Escalante was scheduled to compete, however withdrew after testing positive for drugs.[2]

Weightlifting – Men's +105 kg at the XVI Pan American Games
Venue	Weightlifting Forum
Dates	October 27
Competitors	10 from 10 nations
Medalists
Fernando Reis   Brazil   Yoel Morales   Venezuela   George Kobaladze   Canada
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Weightlifting at the 2011 Pan American Games
Qualification
	Men	Women
	56 kg	48 kg
	62 kg	53 kg
	69 kg	58 kg
	77 kg	63 kg
	85 kg	69 kg
	94 kg	75 kg
	105 kg	+75 kg
	+105 kg

Each lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts, with the final score being the sum of the lifter's best result in each. The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted. This weightlifting event was the heaviest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to unlimited amount of kilograms of body mass.