Mercy Brown (weightlifter)

Mercy Brown

Personal information
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)
Sport
Country	United Kingdom
Sport	Weightlifting
Event(s)	–+75kg
Club	Crystal Palace Weightlifting Club
Coached by	George Manners
Medal record Women's weightlifting Competitor for  United Kingdom European Championships Førde 2016 +75 kg

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
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Representing  United Kingdom
World Championships
2015	Houston, United States	+75 kg	101	105	105	27	121	123	126	29	227	29
2014	Almaty, Kazakhstan	75 kg	89	92	94	16	111	116	116	18	210	18
European Championships
2016	Førde, Norway	+75 kg	100	103	106		123	127	130	4	230
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2014	Glasgow, Scotland	75 kg	91	91	94	5	112	112	112	3	203	4[4]

Junior results

• 2015 European Junior Championships: Gold ^[5]
• 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 August 10, 2014.
5. "Euro gold for UEL’s Mercy Brown". eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk. 16 October 2015.

External links

• Mercy Brown on Twitter
• British Weightlifting Profile