Mercedes Pérez
Introduction  '''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.
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.
Major results  Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg)  Total  Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank 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 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  101  101  '''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'''  5  128  '''132'''  135    '''238'''  4 Pan American Championships 2008   Callao, Perú  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, México  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, Perú  64 kg  100  104  '''105'''  1  127  '''130'''  135  1  '''235'''
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