Jourdan Elizabeth Delacruz (/ˈdʒɔːrdən ˈdɛləkruːz/ JOR-dən DEL-ə-krooz; 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]
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Full name | Jourdan Elizabeth Delacruz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Wylie, Texas, U.S. | May 20, 1998|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | University of Northern Colorado (2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft (152 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 49 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Spencer Arnold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editDelacruz 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 55 kg 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 55 kg 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 55 kg event at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand.[9] After this competition, she began competing in the 49 kg 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 49 kg event at the Roma 2020 World Cup in Rome, Italy.[2] She also won the gold medals in both the 49 kg Snatch and 49 kg Clean & Jerk events.[2] In 2021, Delacruz won the gold medal in the women's 49 kg 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 49 kg 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 49 kg 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 49 kg 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
editDelacruz graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a degree in Dietetics in December 2023.[19]
Achievements
editYear | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||
2021 | Tokyo, Japan | 49 kg | 83 | 86 | — | — | DNF | — | ||||
2024 | Paris, France | 49 kg | 84 | — | 105 | 111 | — | 195 | 5 | |||
World Championships | ||||||||||||
2018 | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 55 kg | 83 | 86 | 16 | 107 | 110 | 112 | 10 | 198 | 13 | |
2019 | Pattaya, Thailand | 55 kg | 88 | 11 | 109 | 112 | 7 | 200 | 9 | |||
2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | 49 kg | 84 | 86 | 6 | 105 | 5 | 191 | 7 | |||
2023 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 49 kg | 85 | 88 | 4 | 108 | 112 | 200 | ||||
World Cup | ||||||||||||
2020 | Rome, Italy | 49 kg | 82 | 85 | 87 | 102 | 105 | 108 | 195 | |||
2024 | Phuket, Thailand | 55 kg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pan American Games | ||||||||||||
2019 | Lima, Peru | 55 kg | 88 | — | 109 | — | 197 | 4 | ||||
Pan American Championships | ||||||||||||
2019 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 55 kg | 87 | 91 | 110 | 113 | 116 | 207 | ||||
2020 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 49 kg | 83 | 86 | 89 | 104 | 108 | 111 | 200 | |||
2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | 49 kg | 80 | 83 | 4 | 104 | 108 | 191 | ||||
2023 | Bariloche, Argentina | 49 kg | 83 | 86 | 105 | 109 | 112 | 198 |
References
edit- ^ "DELACRUZ Jourdan". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ a b c "2020 Roma World Cup" (PDF). Federazione Italiana Pesistica. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 26, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ Mendola, Nicholas (July 24, 2021). "USA's Delacruz unable to complete lift, Hou wins gold with Olympic record". NBC Olympics. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ "2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 14, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "2018 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 11, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (April 24, 2019). "American sensation Cummings shines on day two of Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on January 21, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ "2019 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). panamwf.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
- ^ a b "Women's 55 kg Results" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 26, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ "2019 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ OlympicTalk (June 19, 2021). "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (July 24, 2021). "Gold for China and disappointment for United States in first weightlifting event of Tokyo 2020". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ Price, Karen (July 28, 2021). "CJ Cummings And Jourdan Delacruz Make Olympic Debuts In Weightlifting". Team USA. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Junior world record and three golds for US at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Federación Panamericana de Levantamiento de Pesas. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ "2022 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (March 27, 2023). "Canadian Emily Ibanez Guerrero is weightlifting's youngest ever medallist". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ a b "2023 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 17, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ^ a b "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 11, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ^ Kern, Sydney (June 3, 2024). "Heavy Lift: Alumna Eager to Compete at the Olympics in Weightlifting". True North. University of Northern Colorado. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
External links
edit- Jourdan Elizabeth Delacruz at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Jourdan Elizabeth Delacruz at the International Weightlifting Results Project
- Jourdan Elizabeth Delacruz at Olympics.com
- Jourdan Delacruz at USA Weightlifting
- Jourdan Delacruz at Team USA (archive March 18, 2023)
- Jourdan Delacruz at Olympedia