Mercy Brown (weightlifter)
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| Birth name | Mercy Opeyemi Brown | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||
| Born |
20 June 1996 London | ||||||||||||
| Residence | London | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (200 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Country |
 United Kingdom | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | –+75kg | ||||||||||||
| Club | Crystal Palace Weightlifting Club | ||||||||||||
| Coached by | George Manners | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mercy Brown (born 20 July 1996 in London) is an English weightlifter. She holds six British record.[1]
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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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Representing United Kingdom | ||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2015 |  Houston, United States | +75 kg | 101 | 26 | 121 | 123 | 126 | 28 | 227 | 28 | ||
| 2014 |  Almaty, Kazakhstan | 75 kg | 89 | 92 | 94 | 16 | 111 | 116 | 18 | 210 | 18 | |
| European Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2016 |  Førde, Norway | +75 kg | 100 | 103 |  | 123 | 127 | 4 | 230 | | ||
Representing  England | ||||||||||||
| Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||
| 2014 |  Glasgow, Scotland | 75 kg | 91 | 5 | 112 | 3 | 203 | 4[4] | ||||
Junior results
- 2016 World Junior Championships: Bronze [5]
- 2015 European Junior Championships: Gold [6]
- 2015 World Junior Championships: 8th
- 2014 European Junior Championships: Bronze
- 2014 World Junior Championships: 6th
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.
- ↑ "Mercy Brown sets three British records and new PBs to win bronze at 2016 IWF Junior World Championships". http://britishweightlifting.org. 4 July 2016. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Euro gold for UEL's Mercy Brown". eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk. 16 October 2015.
External links
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