Clarence Cummings

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Clarence Cummings Jr. (also known as CJ Cummings) (born 6 June 2000) is an American Olympic weightlifter. He is a two-time Youth Pan-American champion, Junior Pan-American champion, two-time Pan-American Champion, two-time IWF Youth World champion, and four-time IWF Junior World champion.[4][5] CJ has earned 38 international medals, broken four International Weightlifting Federation Youth and Junior world records, and currently holds 23 USA Weightlifting American records. [6]

Clarence Cummings Jr.
Personal information
National team United States
Born (2000-06-06) June 6, 2000 (age 24)
Beaufort, South Carolina
Years active2010-current[1]
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Weight72.88 kg (161 lb)
Parents
  • Clarence Cummings (father)
  • Savasah Cummings (mother)
Websitewww.cj-cummings.com
Sport
Country United States of America
SportWeightlifting
Weight class73 kg
Event–73 kg
ClubTeam Beaufort
Coached byRayford Jones[2]
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals9th
World finals1st
Regional finals1st
National finals1st
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 155 kg (2019)
  • Clean & jerk: 193 kg (2019)
  • Total: 347 kg (2019)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Guatemala City 73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Santo Domingo 69 kg
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tbilisi –69 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tokyo –69 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tashkent –69 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Suva –73 kg

Career

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In 2018 he competed at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in the 73 kg category setting 4 Junior World Records.[7] Cummings, at the IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships, won the gold medal 2016–2018 in the -69kg weight category. At Suva in 2019, Cummings again won gold in a higher weight category, -73kg.

He competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[8]

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2020   Tokyo, Japan 73 kg 145 145 150 10 180 190 198 8 325 9
World Championships
2015   Houston, United States 69 kg 123 128 132 31 166 174 174 28 298 30
2017   Anaheim, United States 69 kg 136 139 141 9 177 178 178
2018   Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 73 kg 140 145 148 12 181 186 187 6 335 10
2019   Pattaya, Thailand 73 kg 145 150 155 10 183 183 191 10 333 9
Pan American Weightlifting Championships
2018   Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 69 kg 137 141 144   170 175 180   324  
2019   Guatemala City, Guatemala 73 kg 144 150 153   182 187 191   344  
World Junior Championships
2016   Tbilisi, Georgia 69 kg 127 132 137 4 170 175 180   317  
2017   Tokyo, Japan 69 kg 134 138 141 4 175 183 186   321  
2018   Tashkent, Uzbekistan 69 kg 136 140 145   171 174 176   316  
2019   Suva, Fiji 73 kg 145 148 150   180 185 192   337  

References

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  1. ^ [Meet the 16-Year-Old Who Can Lift 400 Pounds "How teenager CJ Cummings could help rescue weightlifting"]. menshealth.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  2. ^ Ford, Bonnie (November 29, 2017). "How teenager CJ Cummings could help rescue weightlifting". espn.com. ESPN. p. 1. Retrieved July 17, 2019. His coach, Ray Jones,
  3. ^ "Athlete Biography". IWF.net. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "IWF Athlete Bios". IWF.sport. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "18-Year-Old CJ Cummings Sets 15 Records On Remarkable Day At Pan American Weightlifting Championships". Team USA. Archived from the original on April 25, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  6. ^ . USA Weightlifting https://web.archive.org/web/20161115105827/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Weightlifting/Resources/American-Records/. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ "China won Gold - once again". IWF.net. November 4, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  8. ^ OlympicTalk (June 19, 2021). "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
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