Carissa Gump

Carissa Gump (née Gordon) (born August 24, 1983 in Stone Ridge, New York) is an American weightlifter.[1] She is a multiple-time American record holder, a five-time consecutive American Open champion (2002–2006), and a resident athlete of the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[2] She is also the wife of Jason Gump, a competitive weightlifter who placed fifth for the 94 kg class at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[3]

Carissa Gump
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (1983-08-24) 24 August 1983
Kingston, New York
ResidenceEssex Junction, Vermont
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)63 kg
Coached byChris Polakowski

Gump represented the United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's middleweight category (63 kg), along with her teammate Natalie Woolfolk. Gump placed fourteenth in this event, as she successfully lifted 88 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 116 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 204 kg.[4][5]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carissa Gump". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  2. "Meet Carissa Gump". 24 Hour Fitness. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  3. Gitlin, Marty (4 June 2009). "Jason and Carissa Gump share a strong bond". Team USA. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  4. "Women's 63kg (139 lbs)". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  5. "Woolfolk and Gump miss U.S. records". The Associated Press. NBC Olympics. 12 August 2008. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2013.


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