{{Short description|Kenyan badminton player (born 1992)}} {{EngvarB|date=August 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Mercy Joseph | image = | size = | caption = | nickname = | birth_name = Mercy Mwethya Joseph | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|3|21}} | birth_place = Nairobi, Kenya<ref name="glasgow">{{cite web|title=Mercy Mwethya Joseph Biography |url=http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/badminton/1028676/mm_joseph.html |website=g2014results.thecgf.com |publisher=Glasgow 2014|accessdate=12 October 2016}}</ref> | residence = | height = 1.67 m | weight = 52 kg | country = {{KEN}} | years_active = | handedness = | coach = | event = Women's singles & doubles | highest_ranking = 301 (WS 23 January 2014)<br /> 196 (WD 28 January 2016)<br /> 160 (XD 26 September 2013) | date_of_highest_ranking = | current_ranking = | date_of_current_ranking = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's badminton }} {{MedalCountry | {{KEN}} }} {{MedalCompetition | All-Africa Games }} {{MedalBronze | 2015 Brazzaville | Women's doubles }} | bwfbadminton_id = 98243 | bwf_id = 124163E9-95D6-441A-85E3-29E12D7E1EF1 }}

'''Mercy Mwethya Joseph''' (born 21 March 1992) is a Kenyan badminton player.<ref>{{cite web|title=Players: Mercy Joseph |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/98243/mercy-joseph |website=bwfbadminton.com |publisher=Badminton World Federation|accessdate=12 October 2016}}</ref> She was selected among the 14 best African players to be a member of the Road to Rio Program organised by the BWF and Badminton Confederation of Africa, to provide financial and technical support to African players and the lead-up to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.<ref>{{cite news |title=Road to Rio |url=http://www.africa-badminton.com/A%20NEWSLETTERSARCHIVES/nl201309.htm |website=www.africa-badminton.com |publisher=Badminton Confederation of Africa |accessdate=12 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305001935/http://www.africa-badminton.com/A%20NEWSLETTERSARCHIVES/nl201309.htm |archive-date=5 March 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She was the women's doubles bronze medallist at the 2015 All-Africa Games,<ref name="vos">{{cite news|title=Team Kenya elated as girls win first ever badminton medal, Bronze, at major games |url=http://voiceofsport.net/headline-story/5561/team-kenya-elated-as-girls-win-first-ever-badminton-medal-bronze-at-major-games |website=voiceofsport.net |publisher=Voice of Sport|accessdate=12 October 2016}}</ref> and has competed at the 2010, 2014, and 2018 Commonwealth Games.<ref>{{cite web|title=Participants: Mercy Joseph |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/badminton/athlete-profile-n6010698-mercy-joseph.htm |website=gc2018.com |publisher=Gold Coast 2018 |accessdate=11 April 2018}}</ref>

== Achievements ==

=== All-Africa Games === ''Women's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! |Year ! |Venue ! |Partner ! |Opponent ! |Score ! |Result |- |- style="background:#FFB069" | align="center"|2015 | align="left"|Gymnase Étienne Mongha,<br>Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | align="left"|{{flagicon|KEN}} Lavina Martins | align="left"|{{flagicon|MRI}} Kate Foo Kune<br/>{{flagicon|MRI}} Yeldy Marie Louison | align="left"|10–21, 11–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white"|Bronze '''Bronze''' |}

===BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 2 runners-up)=== ''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" !|Year !|Tournament !|Partner !|Opponent !|Score !|Result |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" | 2020 | align="left" | Kenya International | align="left" | {{flagicon|KEN}} John Wanyoike | align="left" | {{flagicon|EGY}} Adham Hatem Elgamal <br />{{flagicon|EGY}} Doha Hany | align="left" | 10–21, 14–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- |- style="background:#D5D5D5" |align="center"|2014 |align="left"|Kenya International |align="left"|{{flagicon|KEN}} Patrick Kinyua Mbogo |align="left"|{{flagicon|ZAM}} Donald Mabo<br/>{{flagicon|ZAM}} Ogar Siamupangila |align="left"|21–4, 21–23, 16–21 |style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- |- style="background:#E9E9E9" |align="center"|2013 |align="left"|Kenya International |align="left"|{{flagicon|KEN}} Patrick Kinyua Mbogo |align="left"|{{flagicon|KEN}} Matheri Joseph Githitu<br/>{{flagicon|KEN}} Lavina Martins |align="left"|21–8, 21–19 |style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner''' |} :{{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament :{{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament :{{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} BWF Future Series tournament

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== External links== * {{BWF|124163E9-95D6-441A-85E3-29E12D7E1EF1}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Joseph, Mercy}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Nairobi Category:Kenyan female badminton players Category:Badminton players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Category:Badminton players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Category:Badminton players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Kenya Category:Badminton players at the 2011 All-Africa Games Category:Badminton players at the 2015 African Games Category:Badminton players at the 2019 African Games Category:African Games bronze medalists for Kenya Category:African Games bronze medalists in badminton Category:21st-century Kenyan sportswomen {{Kenya-sport-bio-stub}} {{Badminton-bio-stub}}