Scarleth Elizabeth Mercado Lopez (born 9 August 1996) is a

Nicaraguan Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest country in Central America, comprising . With a population of 7,142,529 as of 2024, it is the third-most populous country in Central America after Guatemala and ...

female

weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

, competing in the 53 kg category and representing Nicaragua at international competitions. She competed at world championships, including at the

2015 World Weightlifting Championships The 2015 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Houston, United States. The event took place from November 19 to 28, 2015. This event was, together with the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships, the first stage of the Weightlifting at t ...

, and

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

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* * * * 1996 births Living people Nicaraguan female weightlifters Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic weightlifters for Nicaragua Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics {{Nicaragua-weightlifting-bio-stub