 Brown at the 2017 Summer Universiade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Mercy Opeyemi Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1996-06-20) 20 June 1996 (age 28) London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (200 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | –90kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TSN Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | George Manners | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mercy Brown (born 20 June 1996 in London) is an English weightlifter. She holds three British records.
Early career
Brown started lifting in 2011 at the age of 15. She earned her first medal (bronze) in 2013 at the European U17 Championship.
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 Great Britain
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| 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 |  |
230 |
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| Universiade | ||||||||||||
| 2017 |  New Taipei, Taipei |
+90 kg | 98 | 5 | 125 | 134 | 136 | 3 | 234 |
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Representing  England
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| Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||
| 2014 |  Glasgow, Scotland |
75 kg | 91 | 5 | 112 | 3 | 203 | 4 | ||||
Junior results
- 2016 European Junior Championships: Bronze
- 2016 World Junior Championships: Bronze
- 2015 European Junior Championships: Gold
- 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 10 August 2014.
- "Three weightlifting gold medals on a dark day for Russia". www.insidethegames.biz. 9 December 2016.
- "Mercy Brown sets three British records and new PBs to win bronze at 2016 IWF Junior World Championships". britishweightlifting.org. 4 July 2016.
- "Euro gold for UEL's Mercy Brown". eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk. 16 October 2015.
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from London
- English female weightlifters
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- Weightlifters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Black British sportswomen
- Summer World University Games medalists in weightlifting
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Great Britain
- European Weightlifting Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade
- 21st-century English sportswomen
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