Jourdan Delacruz

Jourdan Elizabeth Delacruz ( ; born May 20, 1998) 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.

Career

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

At the 2019 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Guatemala City, Guatemala, she won the gold medal in the women's 55kg event. Delacruz also represented the United States at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru in the women's 55 kg event. She finished in 4th place. After this competition, she began competing in the 49kg 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 49kg event at the Roma 2020 World Cup in Rome, Italy. She competed in the women's 49kg event where she did not rank after failing to register a result in the Clean & Jerk.

Delacruz won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia. She also won the gold medal in the Clean & Jerk event in this competition.

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

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 — 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