Mercedes Pérez

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 37)
Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country Colombia
SportWeightlifting
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 106 kg (2019)
  • Clean and jerk: 132 kg (2019)
  • Total: 238 kg (2019)
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Women's weightlifting
World Championships
2017 Anaheim 63 kg
Pan American Games
2011 Guadalajara 69 kg
2015 Toronto 63 kg
2019 Lima 64 kg
Pan American Championships
2008 Callao 63 kg
2009 Chicago 63 kg
2012 Antigua Guatemala 69 kg
2013 Margarita Island 69 kg
2014 Santo Domingo 63 kg
2016 Cartagena 63 kg
2017 Miami 63 kg
2018 Santo Domingo 69 kg
2019 Guatemala City 64 kg
2010 Guatemala City 63 kg
2020 Santo Domingo 64 kg
Junior World Championships
2007 Prague 63 kg
2006 Hangzhou 58 kg

Mercedes Isabel Pérez Tigreros (born August 7, 1987) 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]

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
Representing  Colombia
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing, China 63 kg 93 97 100 8 120 126 126 8 217 8
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 63 kg 100 104 104 5 125 130 137 4 234 4
2020 Tokyo, Japan 64 kg 101 101 105 5 126 131 131 5 227 4
World Championships
2005 Doha, Qatar 58 kg 82 86 88 8 105 105 109 9 197 9
2006 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 58 kg 90 90 90 8 105 105 111 8 201 6
2007 Chiang Mai, Thailand 63 kg 97 101 101 10 120 — — — — —
2009 Goyang, South Korea 63 kg 95 95 100 13 122 125 128 8 225 11
2010 Antalya, Turkey 63 kg 95 99 101 10 125 125 130 9 224 8
2011 Paris, France 69 kg 95 98 100 12 125 130 134 7 230 10
2013 Wrocław, Poland 69 kg 100 100 105 7 130 135 135 7 235 7
2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan 63 kg 100 104 104 12 127 132 132 11 231 11
2015 Houston, United States 63 kg 97 103 103 12 125 130 137 8 227 8
2017 Anaheim, United States 63 kg 97 101 101 4 123 124 124 4 225
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 64 kg 100 105 108 5 127 131 131 232 4
2019 Pattaya, Thailand 64 kg 102 106 106 AM 5 128 132 AM 135 238 AM 4
Pan American Championships
2008 Callao, Peru 63 kg 92 96 96 120 122 125 218
2009 Chicago, United States 63 kg 92 96 98 117 123 126 222
2012 Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala 69 kg 100 105 105 130 135 135 240
2013 Margarita Island, Venezuela 69 kg 96 99 102 123 127 130 226
2014 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 63 kg 98 101 102 123 126 130 228
2016 Cartagena, Colombia 63 kg 100 100 105 126 130 130 231
2017 Miami, United States 63 kg 94 97 101 121 124 126 221
2018 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 69 kg 99 102 104 125 130 135 234
2019 Guatemala City, Guatemala 64 kg 97 101 103 123 127 128 229
2020 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 64 kg 100 104 106 126 130 134 234
Pan American Games
2011 Guadalajara, Mexico 69 kg 98 101 103 2 125 131 135 1 232
2015 Toronto, Canada 63 kg 95 103 107 1 120 132 136 1 235
2019 Lima, Peru 64 kg 100 104 105 1 127 130 135 1 235

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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