Mercedes Pérez

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.

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, 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.

Achievements Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 RankRepresenting 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 Central American and Caribbean Games 2018 Barranquilla, Colombia 69 kg 102 102 107 127 129 130 South American Games 2014 Santiago, Chile 63 kg 93 95 98 122 125 125 220 2018 Cochabamba, Bolivia 69 kg 100 100 105 125 128 132 237