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José Poox

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José Poox
Personal information
Full nameJosé Manuel Poox Peralta
Born (2003-03-17) 17 March 2003 (age 21)
Sport
CountryMexico
SportWeightlifting
Weight class55 kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bariloche 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Bogotá 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2024 Caracas 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Santo Domingo 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Guayaquil 55 kg
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Guadalajara 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Heraklion 55 kg
Youth World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Las Vegas 55 kg

José Manuel Poox Peralta (born 17 March 2003)[1] is a Mexican weightlifter. He is a five-time medalist, including gold, at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships.

Career

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Poox is a native of Champotón Municipality, Campeche.[2][3]

He won the bronze medal in the men's 55 kg event at the 2019 Youth World Weightlifting Championships held in Las Vegas, United States.[4][5] He won the bronze medal in his event at the 2020 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and the 2021 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Poox won the silver medal in the men's 55 kg event at the 2022 Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Heraklion, Greece.[6][7] A few months later, Poox won the silver medal in the men's 55 kg event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.[1][8]

Poox won the gold medal in the men's 55 kg event at the 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bariloche, Argentina. He also won the gold medal in the Snatch and Clean & Jerk events. In 2024, he won the silver medal in his event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Caracas, Venezuela.

Achievements

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2022 Colombia Bogotá, Colombia 55 kg 100 104 106 11 130 135 138 7 239 9
2023 Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 55 kg 100 100 103 16 128 132 134 10 232 14
Pan American Championships
2020 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 55 kg 94 97 101 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 123 128 133 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 230 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2021 Ecuador Guayaquil, Ecuador 55 kg 95 101 101 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 128 128 133 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 229 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022 Colombia Bogotá, Colombia 55 kg 98 101 104 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 126 130 135 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 234 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023 Argentina Bariloche, Argentina 55 kg 97 101 103 1st place, gold medalist(s) 126 130 135 1st place, gold medalist(s) 233 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ a b "2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Federación Panamericana de Levantamiento de Pesas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. ^ Casanova, Wilbert (2 May 2022). "Campechano se convierte en subcampeón mundial de levantamiento de pesas". PorEsto! (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Plata para el pesista José Poox en el Mundial de Grecia". La Jornada (in Spanish). 3 May 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  4. ^ Diamond, James (9 March 2019). "Hat-trick of golds for Massidda at IWF Youth World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  5. ^ "2019 Youth World Weightlifting Championships" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  6. ^ Oliver, Brian (2 May 2022). "Ukraine's weightlifters aiming to top medals table at Junior World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  7. ^ "2022 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Junior world record and three golds for US at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
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