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]

Clarence Cummings Jr.
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (2000-06-06) June 6, 2000
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)

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.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2015 Houston, United States69 kg123128132311661741742829830
2017 Anaheim, United States69 kg1361391419177178178
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan73 kg14014514812181186187633510
Pan American Weightlifting Championships
2018 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic69 kg137141144170175180324
2019 Guatemala City, Guatemala73 kg144150153182187191344
World Junior Championships
2016 Tbilisi, Georgia69 kg1271321374170175180317
2017 Tokyo, Japan69 kg1341381414175183186321
2018 Tashkent, Uzbekistan69 kg136140145171174176316
2019 Suva, Fiji73 kg145148150180185192337

References

  1. Ford, Bonnie (29 November 2017). "How teenager CJ Cummings could help rescue weightlifting". espn.com. ESPN. p. 1. Retrieved 17 July 2019. His coach, Ray Jones,
  2. "18-Year-Old CJ Cummings Sets 15 Records On Remarkable Day At Pan American Weightlifting Championships". Team USA. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  3. PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 73 kg
  4. "China won Gold - once again". IWF.net. Retrieved 25 April 2019.


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