Mercy Brown (weightlifter)

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

Mercy Brown
Personal information
Birth nameMercy Opeyemi Brown
NationalityBritish
Born (1996-06-20) 20 June 1996
London
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 12 in)
Weight90 kg (200 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)90kg
ClubCrystal Palace Weightlifting Club
Coached byGeorge Manners

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
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
2015 Houston, United States+75 kg101105105261211231262822728
2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan75 kg899294161111161161821018
European Championships
2016 Førde, Norway+75 kg100103106123127130230
Universiade
2017 New Taipei, Taipei+90 kg9810310451251341363234
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow, Scotland[4]75 kg919194511211211232034

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 August 10, 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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.