Jacarra Winchester
| Jacarra Winchester medal table |
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|---|---|---|
| United States | ||
| World Championship | ||
| gold | 2019 Nur-Sultan | up to 55 kg |
| Pan American Championship | ||
| bronze | 2019 Buenos Aires | up to 57 kg |
| Universities World Championship | ||
| bronze | 2014 Pécs | up to 58 kg |
Jacarra Gwenisha Winchester (born October 19, 1992 ) is an American wrestler . She became world champion in the weight class up to 55 kg in 2019
Career
Wrestling development and national successes
Jacarra Winchester began wrestling in 2008 at Arroyo High School in San Lorenzo, California. She achieved her first major national success in 2010 when she won the California High School Championships for girls in her weight class. She then attended Missouri Valley College and in 2011 took 4th place in her weight class at both the US Junior Championship and the US Student Championship. She is now a member of the Titan Mercury Wrestling Club and lives in Colorado Springs, where she also trains at the US Wrestling Association's performance center. Your trainer is Terry Steiner.
In 2014 she became the US student champion in the weight class up to 58 kg body weight. In July 2014 she started at the Universities World Cup in Pécs, Hungary. In the weight class up to 58 kg, she won a bronze medal behind Emese Barka from Hungary and Oksana Nagornich from Russia.
In 2015 Jacarra Winchester was US runner-up in the weight class up to 58 kg and came 4th in the so-called "Trials" (World Championship elimination) in the same weight class. In 2016, she missed both the USA championship and the Olympic elimination for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro due to a foot injury sustained while playing football at college. After recovering, she was able to take part in the World Championship trials in the non-Olympic weight classes in autumn 2016, but only came third in her weight class.
In 2017 she became US runner-up in the weight class up to 55 kg and came third in the World Championship trials. In 2018 she became US champion for the first time and also won the World Championship trials in the weight class up to 55 kg. She repeated these successes in 2019.
Success at international championships
After her 3rd place at the student (university) world championship in Pécs, her 2nd place was in November 2014 at the "Bill Farrell" Memorial International in New York in the weight class up to 58 kg behind Kayla-Colleen Miracle and above Sarah Hildebrandt , both USA and Jillian Gallays, Canada, the next notable achievement in her international career. In 2017 she came in Colorado Springs at the "Dave Schultz" Memorial International in Colorado Springs in the weight class up to 55 kg behind Becka Leathers and Kelsey Campbell, both USA, on 3rd place.
In February 2018 Jacarra Winchester landed a remarkable tournament victory in Kiev in the weight class up to 57 kg body weight, ahead of Alina Akobjan, Ukraine, Salina Sidakowa , Belarus and Aljona Kolesnik, Azerbaijan. In March 2018 she was also part of the US team at the "Team" World Cup in Takasaki (Japan). She came to two missions and won over Liliana Juarez Andino from Sweden, but lost to Davaachimeg Erchembayar from Mongolia.
In October 2018 she competed for the first time in a women's world championship. In Budapest she won in the weight class up to 55 kg, first over Ramona Galambos from Hungary and Tatjana Kit from Ukraine, but then suffered defeats against Salina Sidakowa and Lianna de la Carida Montero Herrere from Cuba and took a good 5th place.
In January 2019 Jacarra Winchester was the winner in the weight class up to 59 kg at the Dave Schultz Memorial International in Colorado Springs ahead of Ariana Carpipo, Lauren Louvie and Jen Piassi, all of the USA. In April 2019 she was sent to the Pan American Championship in Buenos Aires In the weight class up to 57 kg she came in 3rd place behind Lissette Alexandra Antes Castillo from Ecuador and Hanna Fay Taylor from Canada. In September 2019 she represented the US colors at the World Championships in Nur-Sultan in Kazakhstan Weight class up to 55 kg. There she won over Madina Nadirowa, Kyrgyzstan, Bolortuya Bat-Ochir, Mongolia, Behiha Gun, Turkey and Nanami Irie from Japan and became world champion.
In November 2019 Jacarra Winchester was back in the US team at the "Team" World Cup in Narita (Japan). She won over Olga Choroschawzewa , Russia, lost in a World Cup revenge against Bolortuya Bat-Ochir and won over Akie Hanai from Japan. In the final of this Team World Cup, Japan beat the United States 7-3.
If Jacarra Winchester wants to qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, she has to decide whether she wants to qualify in the weight class up to 53 kg or in the weight class up to 57 kg, because the weight class up to 55 kg is not Olympic at these games .
International success
| year | space | competition | Weight class | Results |
| 2014 | 3. | Universities World Cup in Pecs | up to 58 kg | behind Emese Barka, Hungary and Oksana Nagornich, Russia |
| 2014 | 2. | "Bill Farrell" Memorial International in New York | up to 58 kg | behind Kayla-Colleen Miracle, USA, in front of Sarah Hildebrandt, USA and Jullian Gallays, Canada |
| 2016 | 1. | Canada Cup in Guelph | up to 58 kg | before Emily Schaefer, Alexandra Town and Kristin Paquette, all Canada |
| 2016 | 5. | Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid | up to 55 kg | behind Olga Choroschawzewa, Russia, Becka Leathers, USA, Roksana Zasina , Poland and Giulia Rodriguez Penalver de Oliveira, Brazil |
| 2017 | 3. | "Dave Schultz" Memorial International in Colorado Springs | up to 55 kg | behind Becka Leathers and Kelsey Campbell, both USA |
| 2018 | 5. | Klippan Lady Open | up to 55 kg | behind Stalwira Orschusch, Russia, Bediha Gun, Turkey, Nina Menkowa, Russia and Ramona Galambos, Hungary |
| 2018 | 1. | Intern. Tournament in Kiev | up to 57 kg | before Alina Akobjan, Ukraine, Salina Sidakowa, Belarus and Aljona Kolesnik, Azerbaijan |
| 2018 | 3. | "Bill Farrell" Memorial International in New York | up to 57 kg | behind Giulia Rodriguez Penalver de Oliveira and Brianna Delgado, USA |
| 2018 | 3. | Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid | up to 57 kg | behind Emese Barka and Alejandra Romero Bouilla, Mexico |
| 2018 | 5. | Poland Open in Warsaw | up to 55 kg | Winner: Roksana Zasina ahead of Tatjana Kit, Ukraine |
| 2018 | 5. | World Cup in Budapest | up to 55 kg | after victories over Ramona Galambos and Tatjana Kit and defeats against Salina Sidakowa and Lianna de la Caridad Montero Herrera, Cuba |
| 2019 | 1. | "Dave Schultz" Memorial International in Colorado Springs | up to 59 kg | before Ariana Carpio, Lauren Louvie and Jen Piassi, all USA |
| 2019 | 6th | German Grand Prix in Dormagen | up to 57 kg | Winner: Adekuoroye Folasade Odunayo, Nigeria ahead of Anna Hella Szell, Hungary |
| 2019 | 3. | Pan American Championships in Buenos Aires | up to 57 kg | behind Lissette Alexandra Antes Castillo, Ecuador and Hannah Fay Taylor, Canada |
| 2019 | 3. | Poland Open in Warsaw | up to 55 kg | behind Maria Gurowa and Marina Simonjan , both Russia |
| 2019 | 1. | World Cup in Nur-Sultan | up to 55 kg | after victories over Madina Nadirowa, Kyrgyzstan, Bolortuya Bat-Ochir, Mongolia, Bediha Gun and Nanami Irie , Japan |
- Explanations
- all free style competitions
- WM = World Championship
Web links
- Profile of Jacarra Winchester at the Institute of Applied Exercise Science
- Portrait of Jacarra Winchester
- World title for Jacarra Winchester
- Report World Championship in Wrestling 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Winchester, Jacarra |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Winchester, Jacarra Gwenisha |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American wrestler and world champion |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 19, 1992 |