Nigerian freestyle wrestler
Mercy Genesis
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Full name | Miesinnei Mercy Genesis |
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Nationality | Nigerian |
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Born | (1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 27) |
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Sport | Freestyle Wrestling |
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Event | -48 kg |
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Miesinnei Mercy Genesis (born 20 September 1997) is a Nigerian freestyle wrestler.[1] She won the gold medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.[2][3] At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, she competed in the Women’s freestyle -48 kg.
In 2019, she won the silver medal in the women's 50 kg beach wrestling event at the 2019 World Beach Games held in Doha, Qatar. She was stripped of her medal in February 2021 due to anti-doping rule violations.[4][5]
In 2020, she won the gold medal in the women's freestyle 50 kg event at the 2020 African Wrestling Championships.[6][7]
She competed in the 50 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[8]
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