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Mercy Brown (weightlifter)
Mercy Opeyemi Brown at Summer Universiade 2017.jpg
Brown at the 2017 Summer Universiade
Personal information
Birth name Mercy Opeyemi Brown
Nationality British
Born (1996-06-20) 20 June 1996 (age 28)
London
Residence London
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Weight 90 kg (200 lb)
Sport
Country  Great Britain
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) –90kg
Club TSN Weightlifting
Coached by George Manners
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Silver Førde 2016 +75 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze 2019 Bucharest +87 kg
Universiade
Bronze 2017 Taipei +90 kg

Mercy Brown (born 20 June 1996 in London) is an English weightlifter. She holds three British records.

Early career

Mercy Opeyemi Brown lifting at Summer Universiade 2017
Brown at the 2017 Summer Universiade

Brown started lifting in 2011 at the age of 15. She earned her first medal (bronze) in 2013 at the European U17 Championship.

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
2015 United States Houston, United States +75 kg 101 105 105 26 121 123 126 28 227 28
2014 Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan 75 kg 89 92 94 16 111 116 116 18 210 18
European Championships
2016 Norway Førde, Norway +75 kg 100 103 106 2 123 127 130 3 230 2
Universiade
2017 Taiwan New Taipei, Taipei +90 kg 98 103 104 5 125 134 136 3 234 3
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2014 Scotland Glasgow, Scotland 75 kg 91 91 94 5 112 112 112 3 203 4

Junior results

  • 2016 European Junior Championships: Bronze
  • 2016 World Junior Championships: Bronze
  • 2015 European Junior Championships: Gold
  • 2015 World Junior Championships: 8th
  • 2014 European Junior Championships: Bronze
  • 2014 World Junior Championships: 6th

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Mercy Brown (halterófila) para niños

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