U.S. Olympic Athletes

Carissa Gump

General

Event: 63 kg

Height: 5'1"

Weight: 138 lbs.

Birth date: August 24, 1983

Hometown: Essex, VT

Coach: Chris Polakowski

PERSONAL

Parent's names & occupations: Kathie & Marty Gordon. Kathie is a nurse and Marty works for IBM.

Sibling's names & ages: Jennifer G. Christiano (she passed away in 2001)

High School: Essex High School, Essex Vermont

College: Pikes Peak Community College

Favorite TV Show: House

Favorite Food: Chicken Fetticcine Alfredo

Mentor/Role Model: Husband, Jason

How they became interested in weightlifting: PE teacher in middle school convinced her.

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCES

Best Competition Snatch: 92 kg

Date: May 2007

Best Competition Clean & Jerk: 120 kg

Date: December 2007

Best Competition Total: 212 kg

Date: December 2007

Favorite Competition Lift: Clean and Jerk

Favorite Training Lift: Push Press or Squat Cleans

Best Squat: 179.5 kg

Best Front Squat:  150kg

Best Power Snatch Single: 82 kg

Power Clean Single: 112 kg

American Records Held: Sr/Jr/Col/SA: Collegiate Age Group Snatch 90 kg, Clean and Jerk 114 kg, Total 190 / Junior Age Group Snatch 83 kg, Clean adn Jerk 105.5 kg, Total 187.5 kg / School Age Group Snatch 67.5 kg, Clean and Jerk 87.5 kg, Total 155 kg. Senior 120kg Clean and Jerk.

National Championships Won: 2008 National Championships 2005 & 2007 Collegiate national championships, 2005 Pan Am Championships, 2004-2005 Mermet Cup, 2004 Senior Nationals, 2003 Titan Games, 2002-2007 American Open Championships, 2002 Senior Nationals (Clean and Jerk), 1999-2003 National Juniors.

International Competition Best:  Pan Am Championships 2005