Mercy Brown (weightlifter)

Mercy Brown
Brown at the 2017 Summer Universiade
Personal information
NationalityBritish
BornMercy Opeyemi Brown
(1996-06-20) 20 June 1996
London
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight90 kg (200 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportWeightlifting
Event
–90kg
ClubTSN Weightlifting
Coached byGeorge Manners
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Silver medal – second placeFørde 2016+75 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 Bucharest+87 kg
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place2017 Taipei+90 kg

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

Early career

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

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
2014Almaty, Kazakhstan75 kg899294161111161161821018
2015Houston, United States+75 kg101105105261211231262822728
European Championships
2016Førde, Norway+75 kg1001031062nd place, silver medalist(s)1231271303rd place, bronze medalist(s)2302nd place, silver medalist(s)
2025Chișinău, Moldova+87 kg1041081114——————
Universiade
2017New Taipei, Taipei+90 kg98103104512513413632343rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2014Glasgow, Scotland[4]75 kg919194N/a112112112N/a2034

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 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.
  7. ↑ "Euro gold for UEL's Mercy Brown". eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk. 16 October 2015.
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