Jourdan Delacruz

Jourdan Elizabeth Delacruz (/ˈdʒɔːrdən ˈdɛləkruːz/ JOR-dən DEL-ə-krooz; born May 20, 1998)^[1][2] is an American weightlifter. She is a bronze medalist at the World Weightlifting Championships and a four-time medalist, including three gold medals, at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships. She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.^[3]

Jourdan Delacruz

Personal information
Full name	Jourdan Elizabeth Delacruz
Born	(1998-05-20) May 20, 1998 (age 27) Wylie, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Northern Colorado (2023)
Height	5 ft (152 cm)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Weightlifting
Weight class	49 kg
Coached by	Spencer Arnold
Medal record Women's weightlifting Representing  United States World Championships 2023 Riyadh 49 kg Pan American Championships 2019 Guatemala City 55 kg 2020 Santo Domingo 49 kg 2023 Bariloche 49 kg 2022 Bogotá 49 kg IWF World Cup 2020 Rome 49 kg Junior World Championships 2018 Tashkent 53 kg

Career

Delacruz won the silver medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2018 Junior World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.^[4] In that same year, she competed in the women's 55 kg event at the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.^[5]

At the 2019 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guatemala City, Guatemala, she won the gold medal in the women's 55 kg event.^[6][7] Delacruz also represented the United States at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru in the women's 55 kg event.^[8] She finished in 4th place.^[8] In that same year, she competed in the women's 55 kg event at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships held in Pattaya, Thailand.^[9] After this competition, she began competing in the 49 kg weight class and she won the gold medal in this event at the 2019 International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament held in Gaziantep, Turkey.

In 2020, Delacruz won the gold medal in the women's 49 kg event at the Roma 2020 World Cup in Rome, Italy.^[2] She also won the gold medals in both the 49 kg Snatch and 49 kg Clean & Jerk events.^[2] In 2021, Delacruz won the gold medal in the women's 49 kg event at the 2020 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She also won the gold medal in the Snatch and Clean & Jerk events.

Delacruz represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[10] She competed in the women's 49 kg event where she did not rank after failing to register a result in the Clean & Jerk.^[11][12]

Delacruz won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.^[13][14] She also won the gold medal in the Clean & Jerk event in this competition.^[14] She finished in 7th place in the women's 49 kg event at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia.^[15]

Delacruz won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bariloche, Argentina.^[16] She also won the gold medal in the Snatch and Clean & Jerk events. Delacruz won the bronze medal in the women's 49 kg event at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.^[17] She also won the bronze medal in the Clean & Jerk in this event.^[17]

Delacruz again represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.^[18] She lifted 84 kg in Snatch and 111 kg in Clean & Jerk setting 195 kg in total and placing fifth in her second Olympic Games.^[18]

Personal life

Delacruz graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a degree in Dietetics in December 2023.^[19]

Achievements

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Summer Olympics
2021	Tokyo, Japan	49 kg	83	86	89	—	108	108	108	—	DNF	—
2024	Paris, France	49 kg	84	87	88	—	105	110	111	—	195	5
World Championships
2018	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	55 kg	83	83	86	16	107	110	112	10	198	13
2019	Pattaya, Thailand	55 kg	87	88	91	11	109	112	115	7	200	9
2022	Bogotá, Colombia	49 kg	84	86	86	6	105	105	109	5	191	7
2023	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	49 kg	85	85	88	4	107	108	112		200
World Cup
2020	Rome, Italy	49 kg	82	85	87		102	105	108		195
2024	Phuket, Thailand	55 kg	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Pan American Games
2019	Lima, Peru	55 kg	87	88	88	—	109	113	115	—	197	4
Pan American Championships
2019	Guatemala City, Guatemala	55 kg	87	87	91		110	113	116		207
2020	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	49 kg	83	86	89		104	108	111		200
2022	Bogotá, Colombia	49 kg	80	83	85	4	102	104	108		191
2023	Bariloche, Argentina	49 kg	83	86	89		105	109	112		198
2025	Cali, Colombia	53 kg	83	86	88		104	108	111	4	196	4