The following is the qualification system and qualified nations for the weightlifting at the 2023 Pan American Games which will be held in Santiago, Chile.

Qualification system A total of 136 weightlifters (68 per gender) will qualify to compete at the games. A nation may enter a maximum of 8 weightlifters (four per gender). The host nation (Chile) automatically qualified the maximum team size. All other nations will qualify through their team scores from both the 2021 and 2022 Pan American Championships combined. A further two wild cards will be awarded (one per gender). Extra spots were granted to the winners of the respective categories at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games.

Qualification timeline Events Date Venue November 1–8, 2021 Guayaquil, Ecuador 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships July 22–29, 2022 Bogotá, Colombia

Qualification summary A total of 27 NOC's qualified weightlifters. The quotas were distributed using the results of the qualification events and discussions with the NOC's. NOC Men Women Total athletes 3 2 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 3 3 3 6 3 3 6 4 4 8 8 6 14 2 2 4 3 3 6 4 5 9 5 4 9 1 0 1 3 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 4 5 9 2 2 4 1 1 2 2 2 4 2 3 5 3 3 6 4 5 9 2 2 4 4 4 8Total: 27 NOCs 6868136

2021 Junior Pan American Games

Men Category NOC Name 61 kg Estiven Villar 73 kg Juan Martínez 89 kg Iván Escudero 102 kg Yeison López Cuello +102 kg Luis Quiñones Total 5

Women Category NOC Name 49 kg Dahiana Ortiz 59 kg Concepción Úsuga 71 kg Julieth Rodríguez 81 kg Olivia Reeves +81 kg Abdeel Rodriguez Total 5

Men's rankings The following is the list of nations winning quotas for men's events. Host nation: 4 Athletes Teams 1st–6th: 4 Athletes Teams 7th–12th: 3 Athletes Teams 13th–18th: 2 Athletes Teams 19th–22nd: 1 Athlete Wild card: 1 athlete

Rank Quota NOC – 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 3 8 3 9 3 10 3 11 3 12 3 13 2 14 2 15 2 16 2 17 2 18 2 19 1 20 1 21 1 22 1 WC 1 63

Women's rankings The following is the list of nations winning quotas for women's events. Host nation: 4 Athletes Teams 1st–6th: 4 Athletes Teams 7th–12th: 3 Athletes Teams 13th–18th: 2 Athletes Teams 19th–22nd: 1 Athlete Wild card: 1 athlete

Rank Quota NOC – 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 3 8 3 9 3 10 3 11 3 12 3 13 2 14 2 15 2 16 2 17 2 18 2 19 1 20 1 21 1 22 1 WC 1 63

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