Mercy Brown (weightlifter)

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Mercy Brown
Mercy Opeyemi Brown at Summer Universiade 2017.jpg
Personal information
Birth nameMercy Opeyemi Brown
Nationality British
Born (1996-06-20) 20 June 1996 (age 28)
London
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Weight90 kg (200 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Sport Weightlifting
Event90kg
ClubTSN Weightlifting
Coached byGeorge Manners
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Førde 2016 +75 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Bucharest +87 kg
Universiade
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Taipei +90 kg

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

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Early career

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

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
123Rank123Rank
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Championships
2015 Flag of the United States.svg Houston, United States +75 kg 101105105261211231262822728
2014 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Almaty, Kazakhstan 75 kg 899294161111161161821018
European Championships
2016 Flag of Norway.svg Førde, Norway +75 kg100103106Silver medal icon.svg123127130Bronze medal icon.svg230Silver medal icon.svg
Universiade
2017 Flag of the Republic of China.svg New Taipei, Taipei +90 kg9810310451251341363234Bronze medal icon.svg
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
2014 Flag of Scotland.svg Glasgow, Scotland [4] 75 kg 919194511211211232034

Junior results

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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.
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