Sixteen-year-old CJ Cummings of Team USA has set a new Youth world record clean & jerk on his way to sweeping the M69kg weight class at the 2016 IWF Youth Weightlifting World Championships.
Cummings handily took gold in the snatch, clean & jerk, and total with 135kg/297lb snatch, a 182kg/401lb clean & jerk, and a 317kg/698lb total. His 182kg clean & jerk broke his own 180kg world record set last June at Junior World Championships. Check out his awesome 182kg world record clean & jerk:
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Congratulations to CJ Cummings on his incredible performance! This is Team USA's second medal of the 2016 Youth Worlds following Hayley Reichardt's bronze medal on the first day of competition.
You can find full IWF Youth Worlds results here.
Cummings handily took gold in the snatch, clean & jerk, and total with 135kg/297lb snatch, a 182kg/401lb clean & jerk, and a 317kg/698lb total. His 182kg clean & jerk broke his own 180kg world record set last June at Junior World Championships. Check out his awesome 182kg world record clean & jerk:
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Congratulations to CJ Cummings on his incredible performance! This is Team USA's second medal of the 2016 Youth Worlds following Hayley Reichardt's bronze medal on the first day of competition.
You can find full IWF Youth Worlds results here.