Mercy Brown (weightlifter)

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Mercy Brown
Personal information
NationalityBritish
BornMercy Opeyemi Brown
(1996-06-20) 20 June 1996
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Weight90 kg (200 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportWeightlifting
Event
90kg
ClubTSN Weightlifting
Coached byGeorge Manners

Mercy Brown (born 20 June 1996 in London) is an English weightlifter. She holds three British records.[1]

Early career

Brown at the 2017 Summer Universiade

Brown started lifting in 2011 at the age of 15.[2] She earned her first medal (bronze) in 2013 at the European U17 Championship.[3]

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
2014Almaty, Kazakhstan75 kg899294161111161161821018
2015Houston, United States+75 kg101105105261211231262822728
European Championships
2016Førde, Norway+75 kg1001031062nd place, silver medalist(s)1231271303rd place, bronze medalist(s)2302nd place, silver medalist(s)
2025Chișinău, Moldova+87 kg1041081114
Universiade
2017New Taipei, Taipei+90 kg98103104512513413632343rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2014Glasgow, Scotland[4]75 kg919194N/a112112112N/a2034

Junior results

  • 2016 European Junior Championships: Bronze [5]
  • 2016 World Junior Championships: Bronze [6]
  • 2015 European Junior Championships: Gold [7]
  • 2015 World Junior Championships: 8th
  • 2014 European Junior Championships: Bronze
  • 2014 World Junior Championships: 6th

References

  1. "British Women Weightlifting Records" (PDF). BWL.
  2. "Weightlifting glory for UEL strongwoman". www.uel.ac.uk.
  3. "Girl's +69 kg - Result". www.iwf.net.
  4. "Women's 75 kg - Result". results.glasgow2014.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014.
  5. "Three weightlifting gold medals on a dark day for Russia". www.insidethegames.biz. 9 December 2016.
  6. "Mercy Brown sets three British records and new PBs to win bronze at 2016 IWF Junior World Championships". britishweightlifting.org. 4 July 2016.
  7. "Euro gold for UEL's Mercy Brown". eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk. 16 October 2015.