Clarence Cummings

Clarence Cummings Jr. (also known as CJ Cummings) (born 6 June 2000) is an American 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.[3][4] CJ has earned 38 international medals, broken four International Weightlifting Federation Youth and Junior world records, and currently holds 23 USA Weightlifting American records. [5]

Clarence Cummings Jr.
Personal information
National team United States
Born (2000-06-06) June 6, 2000
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(s)–73 kg
ClubTeam Beaufort
Coached byRayford Jones[2]
Achievements and titles
World finals1st
Regional finals1st
National finals1st
Olympic finals9th
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 155 kg (2019)
  • Clean & jerk: 193 kg (2019)
  • Total: 347 kg (2019)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Guatemala City73 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Santo Domingo69 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

In 2018 he competed at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in the 73 kg category setting 4 Junior World Records.[6] 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.[7]

Major results
Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2020 Japan Tokyo, Japan 73 kg 145 145 150 10 180 190 198 8 325 9
World Championships
2015United States Houston, United States69 kg123128132311661741742829830
2017United States Anaheim, United States69 kg1361391419177178178———
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan73 kg14014514812181186187633510
2019 Thailand Pattaya, Thailand 73 kg 145 150 155 10 183 183 191 10 333 9
Pan American Weightlifting Championships
2018Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic69 kg1371411442nd place, silver medalist(s)1701751801st place, gold medalist(s)3242nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019Guatemala Guatemala City, Guatemala73 kg1441501531st place, gold medalist(s)1821871911st place, gold medalist(s)3441st place, gold medalist(s)
World Junior Championships
2016Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia69 kg12713213741701751801st place, gold medalist(s)3171st place, gold medalist(s)
2017Japan Tokyo, Japan69 kg13413814141751831861st place, gold medalist(s)3211st place, gold medalist(s)
2018Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan69 kg1361401451st place, gold medalist(s)1711741761st place, gold medalist(s)3161st place, gold medalist(s)
2019Fiji Suva, Fiji73 kg1451481502nd place, silver medalist(s)1801851921st place, gold medalist(s)3371st place, gold medalist(s)

References
  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. "IWF Athlete Bios". IWF.sport. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  4. "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.
  5. . 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)
  6. "China won Gold - once again". IWF.net. November 4, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  7. 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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