Mercy Joseph

{{Short description|Kenyan badminton player (born 1992)}}

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{{Infobox badminton player

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| birth_name = Mercy Mwethya Joseph

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|3|21}}

| birth_place = Nairobi, Kenya{{cite web|title=Mercy Mwethya Joseph Biography |url=http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/badminton/1028676/mm_joseph.html |website=g2014results.thecgf.com |publisher=Glasgow 2014|accessdate=12 October 2016}}

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| height = 1.67 m

| weight = 52 kg

| country = {{KEN}}

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| event = Women's singles & doubles

| highest_ranking = 301 (WS 23 January 2014)
196 (WD 28 January 2016)
160 (XD 26 September 2013)

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{{MedalSport | Women's badminton }}

{{MedalCountry | {{KEN}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | All-Africa Games }}

{{MedalBronze | 2015 Brazzaville | Women's doubles }}

| bwfbadminton_id = 98243

| bwf_id = 124163E9-95D6-441A-85E3-29E12D7E1EF1

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Mercy Mwethya Joseph (born 21 March 1992) is a Kenyan badminton player.{{cite web|title=Players: Mercy Joseph |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/98243/mercy-joseph |website=bwfbadminton.com |publisher=Badminton World Federation|accessdate=12 October 2016}} She was selected among the 14 best African players to be a member of the Road to Rio Program organised by the BWF and Badminton Confederation of Africa, to provide financial and technical support to African players and the lead-up to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.{{cite news |title=Road to Rio |url=http://www.africa-badminton.com/A%20NEWSLETTERSARCHIVES/nl201309.htm |website=www.africa-badminton.com |publisher=Badminton Confederation of Africa |accessdate=12 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305001935/http://www.africa-badminton.com/A%20NEWSLETTERSARCHIVES/nl201309.htm |archive-date=5 March 2017 |url-status=dead }} She was the women's doubles bronze medallist at the 2015 All-Africa Games,{{cite news|title=Team Kenya elated as girls win first ever badminton medal, Bronze, at major games |url=http://voiceofsport.net/headline-story/5561/team-kenya-elated-as-girls-win-first-ever-badminton-medal-bronze-at-major-games |website=voiceofsport.net |publisher=Voice of Sport|accessdate=12 October 2016}} and has competed at the 2010, 2014, and 2018 Commonwealth Games.{{cite web|title=Participants: Mercy Joseph |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/badminton/athlete-profile-n6010698-mercy-joseph.htm |website=gc2018.com |publisher=Gold Coast 2018 |accessdate=11 April 2018}}