José Manuel Poox Peralta (born 17 March 2003) is a Mexican weightlifter. He is a four-time medalist, including gold, at the

Pan American Weightlifting Championships The Pan American Weightlifting Championships is the continental weightlifting championships for nations from North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean organised by Pan American Weightlifting Federation (PAWF). Senior editio ...

Career

Poox is a native of Champotón Municipality,

Campeche Campeche (; yua, Kaampech ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Campeche ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Campeche), is one of the 31 states which make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Located in southeast Mexico, it is bordered by ...

. He won the bronze medal in the men's 55kg event at the

2019 Youth World Weightlifting Championships The 2019 Youth World Weightlifting Championships was held at the Westgate Las Vegas in Las Vegas, United States from 8 March to 15 March 2019. Medals tables Ranking by Big (Total result) medals Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Sm ...

held in Las Vegas, United States. He won the bronze medal in his event at the

2020 Pan American Weightlifting Championships The 2020 Pan American Weightlifting Championships were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from 19 to 24 April 2021. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and ...

held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and the

2021 Pan American Weightlifting Championships The 2021 Pan American Weightlifting Championships were held in Guayaquil, Ecuador from 3 to 7 November 2021. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatc ...

held in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Poox won the silver medal in the men's 55kg event at the

2022 Junior World Weightlifting Championships The 2022 Junior World Weightlifting Championships were held in Heraklion, Greece, from 2 to 10 May 2022. Medalists Men Women Medal table Ranking by Big (Total result) medals Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch an ...

held in Heraklion, Greece. A few months later, Poox won the silver medal in the men's 55kg event at the

held in Bogotá, Colombia. Poox won the gold medal in his event at the

2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships The 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships were held in Bariloche, Argentina from 27 March to 1 April 2023. Colombian weightlifters did not compete at the competition after Colombia withdrew its entire team due to a dispute over team fees ...

held in Bariloche, Argentina. He also won the gold medal in the Snatch and Clean & Jerk events.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Poox, Jose Living people 2003 births Place of birth missing (living people) Mexican male weightlifters Pan American Weightlifting Championships medalists 21st-century Mexican people Sportspeople from Campeche