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Born | Oakland, California, U.S. | October 19, 1992|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Freestyle wrestling Folkstyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
She competed for Missouri Valley College in college.[2]
Winchester competed at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships, where she finished 5th.[3][4]
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]
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]