José Poox

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Poox and the second or maternal family name is Peralta.

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.

José Poox

Personal information
Full name	José Manuel Poox Peralta
Born	(2003-03-17) 17 March 2003 (age 22)
Sport
Country	Mexico
Sport	Weightlifting
Weight class	55 kg
Medal record Men's weightlifting Representing  Mexico Pan American Championships 2023 Bariloche 55 kg 2022 Bogotá 55 kg 2024 Caracas 55 kg 2020 Santo Domingo 55 kg 2021 Guayaquil 55 kg Junior World Championships 2023 Guadalajara 55 kg 2022 Heraklion 55 kg Youth World Championships 2019 Las Vegas 55 kg

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
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
World Championships
2022	Bogotá, Colombia	55 kg	100	104	106	11	130	135	138	7	239	9
2023	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	55 kg	100	100	103	16	128	132	134	10	232	14
2024	Manama, Bahrain	55 kg	100	105	107	8	130	135	138	9	243	8
Pan American Championships
2020	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	55 kg	94	97	101		123	128	133		230
2021	Guayaquil, Ecuador	55 kg	95	101	101		128	128	133		229
2022	Bogotá, Colombia	55 kg	98	101	104		126	130	135		234
2023	Bariloche, Argentina	55 kg	97	101	103		126	130	135		233