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Mercy Brown (weightlifter)

{{Short description|English weightlifter (born 1996)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| image = Mercy Opeyemi Brown at Summer Universiade 2017.jpg

| caption = Brown at the 2017 Summer Universiade

| birth_name = Mercy Opeyemi Brown

| nationality = British

| residence = London

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|6|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = London

| height = {{height|m=1.66}}

| weight = {{convert|90|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| country = {{GBR2}}

| sport = Weightlifting

| event = –90kg

| club = TSN Weightlifting

| turnedpro =

| coach = George Manners

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{{MedalSport | Women's weightlifting}}

{{MedalCountry| {{GBR2}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|Førde 2016|+75 kg}}

{{MedalComp|European U23 Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2019 Bucharest|+87 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|Universiade}}

{{MedalBronze|{{nowrap|2017 Taipei}}|{{nowrap|+90 kg}}}}

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Mercy Brown (born 20 June 1996 in London) is an English weightlifter. She holds three British records.{{cite web|url=http://britishweightlifting.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/W-Senior2.pdf|title=British Women Weightlifting Records|publisher=BWL}}

Early career

File:Mercy Opeyemi Brown lifting at Summer Universiade 2017.jpg]]

Brown started lifting in 2011 at the age of 15.{{cite web|title=Weightlifting glory for UEL strongwoman|publisher=www.uel.ac.uk|url=http://www.uel.ac.uk/news/press-releases/2015/10/weightlifting-glory-for-uel-strongwoman.htm}} She earned her first medal (bronze) in 2013 at the European U17 Championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results-by-events/?event=264 |title=Girl's +69 kg - Result |publisher=www.iwf.net}}

Major results

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! rowspan=2 width=60|Weight

!colspan=4| Snatch (kg)

!colspan=4| Clean & Jerk (kg)

!rowspan=2 width=40| Total

!rowspan=2 width=40| Rank

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colspan=13|Representing {{GBR2}}
colspan=13|World Championships
2014align=left| Almaty, Kazakhstan75 kg899294|161111161161821018
2015align=left| Houston, United States+75 kg101105105|261211231262822728
colspan=13|European Championships
2016align=left| Førde, Norway+75 kg100103106{{Silver2}}123127130{{Bronze3}}230{{Silver2}}
2025align=left| Chișinău, Moldova+87 kg1041081114——————
colspan=13|Universiade
2017align=left| New Taipei, Taipei+90 kg9810310451251341363234{{Bronze3}}
colspan=13|Representing {{ENG}}
colspan=13|Commonwealth Games
2014align=left| Glasgow, Scotland{{cite web|url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/event/weightlifting/wlw075a01/womens_75kg_group_a.html |title=Women's 75 kg - Result |publisher=results.glasgow2014.com |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810061306/http://results.glasgow2014.com/event/weightlifting/wlw075a01/womens_75kg_group_a.html |archivedate=August 10, 2014 }}75 kg919194{{n/a}}112112112{{n/a}}2034

Junior results

  • 2016 European Junior Championships: Bronze {{cite news|title=Three weightlifting gold medals on a dark day for Russia|publisher=www.insidethegames.biz|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/index.php/articles/1044646/three-weightlifting-gold-medals-on-a-dark-day-for-russia/|date=9 December 2016}}
  • 2016 World Junior Championships: Bronze {{cite news|title=Mercy Brown sets three British records and new PBs to win bronze at 2016 IWF Junior World Championships|publisher=britishweightlifting.org|url=http://britishweightlifting.org/mercy-brown-sets-three-british-records-new-pbs-win-bronze-2016-iwf-junior-world-championships/|date=4 July 2016}}
  • 2015 European Junior Championships: Gold {{cite news|title=Euro gold for UEL's Mercy Brown|publisher=eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk|url=http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/euro_gold_for_uel_s_mercy_brown_1_4274498|date=16 October 2015}}
  • 2015 World Junior Championships: 8th
  • 2014 European Junior Championships: Bronze
  • 2014 World Junior Championships: 6th

References

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External links

  • {{Twitter}}
  • [http://britishweightlifting.org/performance/gb-athletes/mercy-brown/ British Weightlifting Profile]
  • {{Instagram|mercybrown|Mercy Brown}}

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Category:1996 births

Category:Living people

Category:Weightlifters from London

Category:English female weightlifters

Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for England

Category:Weightlifters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Category:Black British sportswomen

Category:Summer World University Games medalists in weightlifting

Category:FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Great Britain

Category:European Weightlifting Championships medalists

Category:Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade

Category:21st-century English sportswomen

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