Jourdan Delacruz Explained

Jourdan Delacruz
Full Name:Jourdan Elizabeth Delacruz
Birth Date:20 May 1998
Birth Place:Wylie, Texas, U.S.
Alma Mater:University of Northern Colorado (2023)
Height:5 ft
Country:United States
Sport:Weightlifting
Weight Class:49 kg
Coach:Spencer Arnold

Jourdan Elizabeth Delacruz (; born May 20, 1998)[1] [2] is an American weightlifter. She is a bronze medalist at the World Weightlifting Championships and a four-time medalist, including three gold medals, at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships. She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[3]

Career

Delacruz won the silver medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[4] In that same year, she competed in the women's 55kg event at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[5]

At the 2019 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guatemala City, Guatemala, she won the gold medal in the women's 55kg event.[6] [7] Delacruz also represented the United States at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru in the women's 55 kg event.[8] She finished in 4th place.[8] In that same year, she competed in the women's 55kg event at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand.[9] After this competition, she began competing in the 49kg weight class and she won the gold medal in this event at the 2019 International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament held in Gaziantep, Turkey.

In 2020, Delacruz won the gold medal in the women's 49kg event at the Roma 2020 World Cup in Rome, Italy.[2] She also won the gold medals in both the 49kg Snatch and 49kg Clean & Jerk events.[2] In 2021, Delacruz won the gold medal in the women's 49kg event at the 2020 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She also won the gold medal in the Snatch and Clean & Jerk events.

Delacruz represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[10] She competed in the women's 49kg event where she did not rank after failing to register a result in the Clean & Jerk.[11] [12]

Delacruz won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[13] [14] She also won the gold medal in the Clean & Jerk event in this competition.[14] She finished in 7th place in the women's 49kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[15]

Delacruz won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bariloche, Argentina.[16] She also won the gold medal in the Snatch and Clean & Jerk events. Delacruz won the bronze medal in the women's 49kg event at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[17] She also won the bronze medal in the Clean & Jerk in this event.[17]

Delacruz again represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[18] She lifted 84 kg in Snatch and 111 kg in Clean & Jerk setting 195 kg in total and placing fifth in her second Olympic Games.[18]

Personal life

Delacruz graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a degree in Dietetics in December 2023.[19]

Achievements

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
width=65 1width=65 2width=65 3width=45 Rankwidth=65 1width=65 2width=65 3width=45 Rank
Summer Olympics
align=left 83 86 89 108108 108 —
align=left 84 87 88 105 110 111 195 5
World Championships
align=left 83 83 86 16 107 110 112 10 198 13
align=left 87 88 91 11 109 112 115 7 200 9
align=left 84 86 86 6 105 105 109 5 191 7
align=left 85 85 88 4 107 108 112 200
World Cup
align=left 82 85 87 102 105 108 195
55 kg — — — — — — — — — —
Pan American Games
align=left 87 88 88 109 113 115 197 4
Pan American Championships
align=left 55 kg 87 87 91 110 113 116 207
align=left 49 kg 83 86 89 104 108 111 200
align=left 49 kg 80 83 85 4 102 104 108 191
align=left 49 kg 83 86 89 105 109 112 198

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DELACRUZ Jourdan . . August 8, 2024.
  2. Web site: 2020 Roma World Cup . Federazione Italiana Pesistica . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200526140449/http://www.pesistica.org/public/file_manager/ARCHIVIO/fipe/gare/nazionali/2020/01.27.20%20-%20RomaWWC/Results/Roma%202020%20WWC%20-%20Results.pdf . May 26, 2020 . May 26, 2020.
  3. News: July 24, 2021 . USA's Delacruz unable to complete lift, Hou wins gold with Olympic record . NBC Olympics . Nicholas . Mendola . July 24, 2021.
  4. Web site: 2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180714192938/https://www.iwf.net/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2018/07/Results_book_TASHKENT2018.pdf . July 14, 2018 . July 19, 2021 . International Weightlifting Federation.
  5. Web site: 2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20181111043844/https://www.iwf.net/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2018/11/Results_Book_2018_Ashgabat.pdf . November 11, 2018 . June 23, 2021 . International Weightlifting Federation.
  6. News: Etchells . Daniel . April 24, 2019 . American sensation Cummings shines on day two of Pan American Weightlifting Championships . InsideTheGames.biz . live . May 29, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200121023719/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1078386/american-sensation-cummings-shines-on-day-two-of-pan-american-weightlifting-championships . January 21, 2020.
  7. Web site: 2019 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20190428052137/http://www.panamwf.org/media/61917/resultados_pesas_mayores_gua_2019.pdf . April 28, 2019 . August 9, 2022 . panamwf.org.
  8. Web site: Women's 55 kg Results . 2019 Pan American Games . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200526161854/https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/panam/resPAG2019/pdf/PAG2019/WLF/PAG2019_WLF_C73_WLFW55KG--------------------------.pdf . May 26, 2020 . May 26, 2020.
  9. Web site: 2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210725001808/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2019/09/job_934-Pattaya_2019.pdf . July 25, 2021 . July 25, 2021 . International Weightlifting Federation.
  10. Web site: OlympicTalk . June 19, 2021 . U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games . June 19, 2021 . OlympicTalk NBC Sports . en-US.
  11. News: Oliver . Brian . July 24, 2021 . Gold for China and disappointment for United States in first weightlifting event of Tokyo 2020 . InsideTheGames.biz . July 24, 2021.
  12. News: Price . Karen . July 28, 2021 . CJ Cummings And Jourdan Delacruz Make Olympic Debuts In Weightlifting . Team USA . July 28, 2021.
  13. News: July 25, 2022 . Junior world record and three golds for US at Pan American Weightlifting Championships . InsideTheGames.biz . July 26, 2022.
  14. Web site: 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220730112107/https://panampesas.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/RESULTBOOK.pdf . July 30, 2022 . July 30, 2022 . Federación Panamericana de Levantamiento de Pesas.
  15. Web site: 2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20221217071304/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2022/12/Bogota-Results-Book.pdf . December 17, 2022 . December 17, 2022 . IWF.
  16. News: Oliver . Brian . March 27, 2023 . Canadian Emily Ibanez Guerrero is weightlifting's youngest ever medallist . InsideTheGames.biz . March 29, 2023.
  17. Web site: 2023 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20230917164936/https://iwf.sport/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2023/09/2023_KSA_ResultsBook_.pdf . September 17, 2023 . September 17, 2023 . International Weightlifting Federation.
  18. Web site: Weightlifting Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240811193408/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WLF/OG2024_WLF_B99_WLF-------------------------------.pdf . August 11, 2024 . August 12, 2024 . 2024 Summer Olympics.
  19. Web site: Sydney . Kern . June 3, 2024 . Heavy Lift: Alumna Eager to Compete at the Olympics in Weightlifting . July 15, 2024 . True North . . en.

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