Episode 571: Jennifer Lozano – 9th Place at Her First Olympics in Boxing (Beyond Running Episode 3)
I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein Podcast
SandyBoy Productions
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 14 November 2024
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to another exciting episode in our series featuring athletes from various sports! Today, I’m thrilled to have Jennifer Lozano on the podcast. At just 21 years old, Jennifer made her Olympic debut for Team USA in boxing at the Paris Olympics, where she placed ninth.
Growing up in the border town of Laredo, Texas, Jennifer started her boxing journey at the age of nine. She qualified for the Olympic Games by winning a silver medal at the Pan American Games in Santiago in 2023. Notably, she is the first person from Laredo, Texas, to ever qualify for the Olympics, marking a significant milestone for her community.
In this episode, Jennifer shares her incredible journey in the sport—how she got to where she is today, what her training and lifestyle looked like leading up to the Olympics, and the immense effort and self-belief that fueled her success. She also opens up about the obstacles she faced along the way.
I came into this conversation knowing very little about boxing and the pathways to the top, and I really enjoyed learning more about it from Jennifer. Jennifer has a deep commitment to giving back to her hometown, Laredo, Texas, and she shares her dreams for bringing opportunities to her community.
To learn more about Jennifer and follow her journey, connect with her on Instagram @jenniferlozano1124. If you’re enjoying this series or know someone who would be interested in hearing about this episode and learning more about our Olympic athletes on Team USA, please share it!
What we talked about:
3:30- Recapping the Olympics
7:15- Growing up in Laredo, Texas
13:00- How she got into boxing
25:20- Qualifying for the Olympic team
29:10- Her trait of being so hard working
35:00- Her heritage and family
40:00- Boxing coming into the Olympics
45:10- Mentality during boxing
52:10- End of podcast questions
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Sandy Boy Productions podcast. |
| 0:18.0 | Hey, everybody. Welcome to All Have Another podcast with Lindsay Hine. I'm your host Lindsay. Thanks so much for joining us today. Another episode for our series where we're interviewing athletes from other sports. And today we're going to learn a little bit about boxing. Super exciting to have Jennifer Lazano on the podcast. |
| 0:40.4 | She competed in her first Olympics for Team USA in boxing at the Paris Olympics. |
| 0:47.3 | She's only 21 years old, started boxing when she was nine. |
| 0:51.2 | She grew up in the border town of Laredo, Texas, and she qualified for the |
| 0:56.9 | Olympic Games by winning silver at the Pan American Games in Santiago in 2023. She's the first person |
| 1:04.8 | from Laredo, Texas ever to qualify for an Olympic Games. She placed ninth in Paris. In this episode, she shares about |
| 1:15.1 | her trajectory in the sport, how she got to where she is, and what that training and lifestyle |
| 1:21.7 | looked like leading up to the Olympics, how hard she worked, the self-belief she had, and the obstacles she had to |
| 1:29.0 | overcome to get to where she is. |
| 1:30.7 | I didn't know much about this sport or how you get to the top, and this was a really |
| 1:36.1 | interesting conversation. |
| 1:38.2 | Jennifer has a heart for bringing what she's learned over the years and bringing opportunity to her hometown of Laredo, Texas. |
| 1:49.1 | She has big dreams for that community and you're going to hear all about it in this episode. |
| 1:53.9 | You can learn more and follow Jennifer on Instagram. |
| 1:58.7 | She is Jennifer Lazano 1124 on Instagram. If you are enjoying this series or know someone |
| 2:06.0 | who might like to hear this episode or learn a little bit more about this sport and some of our |
| 2:11.2 | other Olympic athletes here on Team USA, share this episode on social media or with your friends. That would be hugely appreciated. |
| 2:19.8 | And if you do enjoy this series, please leave us a quick rating interview on iTunes or wherever |
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