Jacarra Winchester
Personal information
Born (1992-10-19) October 19, 1992
Oakland, California, U.S.
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportFreestyle wrestling
Folkstyle wrestling
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nur-Sultan 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Belgrade 55 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Guatemala City 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Acapulco 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Buenos Aires 57 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
Gold medal – first place2022 Istanbul55 kg

Jacarra Winchester (born October 19, 1992) is an American freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 55 kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships and the 2021 Pan American Wrestling Championships. She also represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[1]

College career

She competed for Missouri Valley College in college.[2]

2018 season

Winchester competed at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships, where she finished 5th.[3][4]

2019 season

She won gold at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships at 55 kg.[5] She entered the tournament as the third seed.[6] Her victory was part of a record result for the United States, with the women's freestyle team winning three gold medals for the first time.[7]

2022 season

In 2022, she won the gold medal in the 55 kg event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey. She lost her bronze medal match in the 55 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 7, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  2. ↑ College Sports: Valley grappler competing in World Championships (9/20/19) | Marshall Democrat-News
  3. ↑ "Complete List Of 2019 World Team Trials Qualifiers". www.flowrestling.org.
  4. ↑ Magazine, SportStars (September 20, 2019). "San Lorenzo's Jacarra Winchester Wins Women's World Wrestling Championship". SFGate.
  5. ↑ "Jacarra Winchester, after foe bites her, wins first wrestling world title". September 18, 2019.
  6. ↑ "World Wrestling Championship: All eyes on Vinesh Phogat". India Today. Indo-Asian News Service. September 17, 2019.
  7. ↑ Staff Reports. "Area college roundup: Wayland ex wins wrestling world title". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.
  8. ↑ Brennan, Eliott (September 13, 2022). "Olympic medallist Kayaalp returns to champion status at World Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  9. ↑ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 18, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
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