[2] A total of fifteen weightlifting events were held: eight for men and seven for women.

The arena will had a reduced capacity of 3,000 people per session (about half its normal of 5,500).

The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.

A total of 125 weightlifters (69 male and 56 women) were able to qualify to compete at the games.

Qualification was done at the 2013 and 2014 Pan American Championships, where nations had points assigned per athlete's finishing position.