José Poox
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| Full name | José Manuel Poox Peralta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 March 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 55 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
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
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
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| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | 55 kg | 100 | 104 | 11 | 130 | 135 | 7 | 239 | 9 | ||
| 2023 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 55 kg | 100 | 16 | 128 | 132 | 10 | 232 | 14 | |||
| 2024 | Manama, Bahrain | 55 kg | 100 | 105 | 8 | 130 | 135 | 138 | 9 | 243 | 8 | |
| Pan American Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2020 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 55 kg | 94 | 97 | 123 | 128 | 133 | 230 | ||||
| 2021 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 55 kg | 95 | 101 | 128 | 229 | ||||||
| 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | 55 kg | 98 | 101 | 104 | 126 | 130 | 234 | ||||
| 2023 | Bariloche, Argentina | 55 kg | 97 | 101 | 103 | 126 | 130 | 233 | ||||
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Casanova, Wilbert (2 May 2022). "Campechano se convierte en subcampeón mundial de levantamiento de pesas". PorEsto! (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Plata para el pesista José Poox en el Mundial de Grecia". La Jornada (in Spanish). 3 May 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ Diamond, James (9 March 2019). "Hat-trick of golds for Massidda at IWF Youth World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "2019 Youth World Weightlifting Championships" (PDF). IWF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (2 May 2022). "Ukraine's weightlifters aiming to top medals table at Junior World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "2022 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Junior world record and three golds for US at Pan American Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.