Mercy Genesis

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.

Mercy Genesis

Personal information
Full name	Miesinnei Mercy Genesis
Nationality	Nigerian
Born	(1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 27)
Sport
Sport	Freestyle Wrestling
Event	-48 kg
Medal record Women's Wrestling Representing  Nigeria African Championships 2024 Alexandria 50 kg 2025 Casablanca 50 kg African Games 2015 Brazzaville 48 kg 2023 Accra 50 kg Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham 50 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]