Clarence Cummings
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,[2] competing in the 69 kg category until 2018 and 73 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[3]
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| Nationality |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 6, 2000 Beaufort, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72.88 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States of America | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | –73 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Rayford Jones[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
In 2018 he competed at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in the 73 kg category setting 4 Junior World Records.[4] 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.[5]
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2020 |  Tokyo, Japan |
73 kg | 145 | 10 | 180 | 8 | 325 | 9 | ||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | Houston, United States | 69 kg | 123 | 128 | 132 | 31 | 166 | 28 | 298 | 30 | ||
| 2017 | Anaheim, United States | 69 kg | 136 | 139 | 141 | 9 | — | — | — | |||
| 2018 |  Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 73 kg | 140 | 145 | 148 | 12 | 181 | 187 | 6 | 335 | 10 | |
| 2019 |  Pattaya, Thailand |
73 kg | 145 | 150 | 10 | 183 | 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 | 4 | 175 | 183 | | 321 | | ||
| 2018 |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 69 kg | 136 | 140 | | 171 | 174 | 176 | | 316 | | |
| 2019 |  Suva, Fiji | 73 kg | 145 | | 180 | 192 | | 337 | | |||
References
- 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,
- "18-Year-Old CJ Cummings Sets 15 Records On Remarkable Day At Pan American Weightlifting Championships". Team USA. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- "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.
- "China won Gold - once again". IWF.net. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- OlympicTalk (June 19, 2021). "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
External links
- Clarence Cummings at International Weightlifting Results Project
- Clarence Cummings at Olympedia
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