Clarence Cummings

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Clarence Cummings Jr.
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (2000-06-06) June 6, 2000 (age 21)
Beaufort, South Carolina, U.S.
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Weight72.88 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country United States of America
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)–73 kg
Coached byRayford Jones[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 153 kg (2019)
  • Clean & jerk: 192 kg (2019)
  • Total: 344 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

Clarence Cummings Jr. (also known as CJ Cummings) (born 6 June 2000) is an American weightlifter, Pan American Champion and four time Junior World Champion,[3] competing in the 69 kg category until 2018 and 73 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[4]

Career[]

In 2018 he competed at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in the 73 kg category setting 4 Junior World Records.[5] 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.[6]

Major results[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ 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,
  2. ^ "Athlete Biography". IWF.net. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "18-Year-Old CJ Cummings Sets 15 Records On Remarkable Day At Pan American Weightlifting Championships". Team USA. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 73 kg" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 10, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  5. ^ "China won Gold - once again". IWF.net. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  6. ^ 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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