Mercy Genesis
Nigerian freestyle wrestler
- Born
- 20 September 1997
- Citizenship
- Nigeria
- Sport
- wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler
- Height
- 152 cm (5 ft 0 in)
- Weight
- 48 kg (106 lb)
Mercy Genesis (born 20 September 1997) is a Nigerian freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England. 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.
In 2020, she won the gold medal in the women's freestyle 50 kg event at the 2020 African Wrestling Championships.
She competed in the 50 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| wrestling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – women's freestyle 50 kg | ||
| wrestling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – women's freestyle 50 kg | 1st place (gold) | |
| wrestling at the 2015 African Games | 2015 | |
| wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – women's freestyle 48 kg | 2016 | 14th place |
| wrestling at the 2019 African Games | 2019 | |
| 2022 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 50 kg | 2022 | 5th place |
| wrestling at the 2023 African Games | 2024 |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q26705145 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.