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]

For the Cuban volleyball player, see Mercedes Pérez (volleyball).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Tigreros.
Mercedes Pérez
Personal information
Birth nameMercedes Isabel Pérez Tigreros
BornAugust 7, 1987 (1987-08-07) (age 36)
Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportWeightlifting
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 106 kg (2019)
  • Clean and jerk: 132 kg (2019)
  • Total: 238 kg (2019)
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 Anaheim–63 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara –69 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto –63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima –64 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Callao –63 kg
Gold medal – first place2009 Chicago–63 kg
Gold medal – first place2012 Antigua Guatemala–69 kg
Gold medal – first place2013 Margarita Island–69 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Santo Domingo –63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Cartagena –63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Miami –63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Santo Domingo –69 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Guatemala City –64 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guatemala City –63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Santo Domingo –64 kg
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 Prague-63 kg
Silver medal – second place2006 Hangzhou-58 kg

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
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2008China Beijing, China63 kg9397100812012612682178
2016Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil63 kg100104104512513013742344
World Championships
2005Qatar Doha, Qatar58 kg828688810510510991979
2006Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic58 kg909090810510511182016
2007Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand63 kg9710110110120—————
2009South Korea Goyang, South Korea63 kg959510013122125128822511
2010Turkey Antalya, Turkey63 kg95991011012512513092248
2011France Paris, France69 kg959810012125130134723010
2013Poland Wrocław, Poland69 kg100100105713013513572357
2014Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan63 kg101101104121271321321123111
2015United States Houston, United States63 kg971031031212513013782278
2017United States Anaheim, United States63 kg97101101412312412442253rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2018Turkmenistan Ashgabat, Turkmenistan64 kg10010510851271311313rd place, bronze medalist(s)2324
2019Thailand Pattaya, Thailand64 kg10210610651281321353rd place, bronze medalist(s)2384
Pan American Championships
2008Peru Callao, Perú63 kg9296962nd place, silver medalist(s)1201221251st place, gold medalist(s)2181st place, gold medalist(s)
2009United States Chicago, United States63 kg9296983rd place, bronze medalist(s)1171231261st place, gold medalist(s)2221st place, gold medalist(s)
2012Guatemala Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala69 kg1001051052nd place, silver medalist(s)1301351351st place, gold medalist(s)2401st place, gold medalist(s)
2013Venezuela Margarita Island, Venezuela69 kg96991021st place, gold medalist(s)1231271301st place, gold medalist(s)2261st place, gold medalist(s)
2014Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic63 kg981011022nd place, silver medalist(s)1231261301st place, gold medalist(s)2281st place, gold medalist(s)
2016Colombia Cartagena, Colombia63 kg1001001051st place, gold medalist(s)1261301301st place, gold medalist(s)2311st place, gold medalist(s)
2017United States Miami, United States63 kg94971011st place, gold medalist(s)1211241262nd place, silver medalist(s)2211st place, gold medalist(s)
2018Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic69 kg991021041st place, gold medalist(s)1251301351st place, gold medalist(s)2341st place, gold medalist(s)
2019Guatemala Guatemala City, Guatemala64 kg971011032nd place, silver medalist(s)1231271282nd place, silver medalist(s)2291st place, gold medalist(s)
2020Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic64 kg1001041063rd place, bronze medalist(s)1261301342nd place, silver medalist(s)2342nd place, silver medalist(s)
Pan American Games
2011Mexico Guadalajara, México69 kg98101 103212513113512321st place, gold medalist(s)
2015Canada Toronto, Canada63 kg95103 107112013213612351st place, gold medalist(s)
2019Peru Lima, Perú64 kg100104105112713013512351st place, gold medalist(s)

References
  1. PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 64 kg
  2. "IOC SANCTIONS 16 ATHLETES FOR FAILING ANTI-DOPING TESTS AT BEIJING 2008". IOC. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
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