Mercy Obiero

Mercy Apondi Obiero born on August 27, 1978, in Nairobi is a Kenyan weightlifter.
Obiero's brother David introduced her to weightlifting in 1999. Before then, she had played hockey. Alongside Mercy, David competed at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Mercy Obiero made her international debut at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester where she failed to get a result in the Weightlifting at the [2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's 48 kg|48 kg weight class]. Four years later, she participated at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, where she finished in seventh place in the Weightlifting at the [2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 63 kg|63 kg weight class]. In 2010, she competed at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi and finished in fifth position in the Weightlifting at the [2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's 69 kg|69 kg weight class]. Obiero competed at the 2012 [Summer Olympics] in London where she received an unused quota spot. Obiero finished 13th in the Weightlifting at the [2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 69 kg|69 kg category], but later was moved up to 11th position, due to disqualifications. Her total was 181 kg. By competing in London, Obiero was the first Kenyan woman weightlifter at the Olympics and the second from Africa after Uganda’s Irene Ajambo. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Obiero finished in eighth place in the Weightlifting at the [2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 69 kg|women's 69 kg weight class].
By 2020, Obiero had retired from competition, and became a trainer for one of her daughters and a granddaughter.