Carissa Gump is an American weightlifter. She is a multiple-time American record holder, a five-time consecutive American Open champion, and a resident athlete of the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She is also the wife of Jason Gump, a competitive weightlifter who placed fifth for the 94 kg class at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Gump represented the United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's middleweight category, along with her teammate Natalie Woolfolk. Gump placed fourteenth in this event, as she successfully lifted 88 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 116 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 204 kg. Carissa Gump has previously worked for the U.S. Olympic Committee, USA Weightlifting as their Associate Executive Director for Business & Development and serving as the USA Weightlifting Foundation Executive Director. She currently is employed with the National Strength and Conditioning Association Foundation and serves as their first ever Executive Director. Her professional experience includes management of fundraising, sponsorship, marketing, events, communications, digital media, and membership management. She also runs her own consulting business to support nonprofit organizations including USA Weightlifting, Wrestle Like a Girl and Beat the Streets DC. Carissa holds a B.S. in Business with an Emphasis in Sport Management from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and was the first Olympian to graduate from their College of Business Sport Management Program. She also holds a Masters in Public Administration with an emphasis in Non Profit Management from Keller Graduate School of Management graduating with distinction. She has also served in a variety of elected leadership positions: Colorado Olympians Association, Vice President, 2016-Current USA Weightlifting Athlete Advisory Council, 2009-2011 USA Weightlifting Judicial Committee, 2016-2018 Security Public Library-Friends of the Library, 2017-2018 USA Weightlifting Coaching Education Committee, 2009-2011 USA Weightlifting Technical Committee, 2006-2009, 2017-2018 USA Weightlifting Team Leader Committee, 2006-2009 Olympic Training Center Resident Committee, 2001-2003 USA Weightlifting Board of Governors Delegate, 2001-2009 Southern Colorado Association of Fundraising Professionals, Board Member 2017-2019 USA Weightlifting Foundation 2020-Current She currently resides in Essex, VT with her husband Jason, daughter Camille and son Alexander.
