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 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.

Mercedes Pérez

Personal information
Birth name	Mercedes Isabel Pérez Tigreros
Born	August 7, 1987 (1987-08-07) (age 37) Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia
Height	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country	Colombia
Sport	Weightlifting
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

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
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

External links

• Mercedes Pérez at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Mercedes Pérez at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)
• Mercedes Pérez at Olympedia