Mercedes Pérez
Mercedes Isabel Pérez Tigreros (born August 7, 1987 in Santa Marta, Magdalena) is a female Colombian weightlifter competing in the 63 kg category until 2018 and 64 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[1]
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| Birth name | Mercedes Isabel Pérez Tigreros | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 7, 1987 (age 34) Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
Olympics
She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing competing in the 63 kg division. Originally she finished ninth but the original silver medalist Irina Nekrassova failed a doping control and her results were disqualified,[2] as a result, Mercedes got moved up to eight place.
In 2016 she competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 63 kg division finishing fourth overall.
In 2021 she competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics In the 64 kg.
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2008 |  Beijing, China | 63 kg | 93 | 97 | 8 | 120 | 8 | 217 | 8 | |||
| 2016 |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 63 kg | 100 | 104 | 5 | 125 | 130 | 4 | 234 | 4 | ||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2005 |  Doha, Qatar | 58 kg | 82 | 86 | 88 | 8 | 105 | 109 | 9 | 197 | 9 | |
| 2006 |  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 58 kg | 90 | 8 | 105 | 111 | 8 | 201 | 6 | |||
| 2007 |  Chiang Mai, Thailand | 63 kg | 97 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2009 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Goyang, South Korea | 63 kg | 95 | 100 | 13 | 122 | 125 | 8 | 225 | 11 | ||
| 2010 |  Antalya, Turkey | 63 kg | 95 | 99 | 10 | 125 | 9 | 224 | 8 | |||
| 2011 |  Paris, France | 69 kg | 95 | 98 | 100 | 12 | 125 | 130 | 7 | 230 | 10 | |
| 2013 |  Wrocław, Poland | 69 kg | 100 | 105 | 7 | 130 | 7 | 235 | 7 | |||
| 2014 |  Almaty, Kazakhstan | 63 kg | 101 | 104 | 12 | 127 | 11 | 231 | 11 | |||
| 2015 |  Houston, United States | 63 kg | 97 | 12 | 125 | 130 | 8 | 227 | 8 | |||
| 2017 | Anaheim, United States | 63 kg | 97 | 101 | 4 | 124 | 4 | 225 |  | |||
| 2018 |  Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 64 kg | 100 | 105 | 5 | 127 | | 232 | 4 | |||
| 2019 | Pattaya, Thailand | 64 kg | 102 | 106 | 5 | 128 | 132 | | 238 | 4 | ||
| Pan American Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2008 |  Callao, Perú | 63 kg | 92 | 96 |  | 120 | 122 |  | 218 | | ||
| 2009 | Chicago, United States | 63 kg | 92 | 96 | | 117 | 123 | 126 | | 222 | | |
| 2012 |  Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala | 69 kg | 100 | 105 | | 130 | 135 | | 240 | | ||
| 2013 |  Margarita Island, Venezuela | 69 kg | 96 | 99 | | 123 | 127 | | 226 | | ||
| 2014 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 63 kg | 98 | 101 | 102 | | 123 | 126 | | 228 | | |
| 2016 | Cartagena, Colombia | 63 kg | 100 | 105 | | 126 | | 231 | | |||
| 2017 | Miami, United States | 63 kg | 94 | 97 | | 121 | 124 | | 221 | | ||
| 2018 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 69 kg | 99 | 102 | 104 | | 125 | 130 | | 234 | | |
| 2019 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 64 kg | 97 | 101 | | 123 | 128 | | 229 | | ||
| 2020 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 64 kg | 100 | 104 | | 126 | 130 | | 234 | | ||
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| 2011 |  Guadalajara, México | 69 kg | 98 | 101 | 2 | 125 | 131 | 1 | 232 | | ||
| 2015 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Toronto, Canada | 63 kg | 95 | 103 | 1 | 120 | 132 | 1 | 235 | | ||
| 2019 | Lima, Perú | 64 kg | 100 | 105 | 1 | 127 | 130 | 1 | 235 | | ||
References
External links
- Mercedes Pérez at IWF
- Mercedes Pérez at Institute for Applied Training Science (IAT) (in German)
- Mercedes Pérez at Olympedia
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