Mercy Brown (weightlifter)
Mercy Brown (born 20 June 1996 in London) is an English weightlifter. She holds three British record.[1]
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| Birth name | Mercy Opeyemi Brown | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 June 1996 London | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (200 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | –90kg | |||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Crystal Palace Weightlifting Club | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | George Manners | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early career
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 | ||||||
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| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2015 |  | +75 kg | 101 | 26 | 121 | 123 | 126 | 28 | 227 | 28 | ||
| 2014 |  | 75 kg | 89 | 92 | 94 | 16 | 111 | 116 | 18 | 210 | 18 | |
| European Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2016 |  | +75 kg | 100 | 103 |  | 123 | 127 |  | 230 | | ||
| Universiade | ||||||||||||
| 2017 |  | +90 kg | 98 | 5 | 125 | 134 | 136 | 3 | 234 | | ||
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| Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||
| 2014 |  | 75 kg | 91 | 5 | 112 | 3 | 203 | 4 | ||||
Junior results
References
- "British Women Weightlifting Records" (PDF). BWL.
- "Weightlifting glory for UEL strongwoman". www.uel.ac.uk.
- "Girl's +69 kg - Result". www.iwf.net.
- "Women's 75 kg - Result". results.glasgow2014.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014.
- "Three weightlifting gold medals on a dark day for Russia". www.insidethegames.biz. 9 December 2016.
- "Mercy Brown sets three British records and new PBs to win bronze at 2016 IWF Junior World Championships". britishweightlifting.org. 4 July 2016.
- "Euro gold for UEL's Mercy Brown". eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk. 16 October 2015.
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