{{short description|Nigerian sprinter}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2019}} {{MedalTableTop|image=Mercy Nku 2000.jpg|image_size=225px|caption=Mercy Nku (2000)}} {{MedalSport|Women's athletics}} {{MedalCountry|{{NGR}}}} {{MedalCompetition|African Championships}} {{MedalGold|2004 Brazzaville|4×100 m}} {{MedalSilver|2004 Brazzaville|100 m}} {{MedalBottom}} '''Mercy Akpanchang Nku Esimoneze''' (born 17 July 1976 in Boki<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418030158/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/nk/mercy-nku-1.html Sports-Reference profile]</ref>) is a retired Nigerian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.

==Achievements== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{NGR}} |- |rowspan=3|1994 |rowspan=3|World Junior Championships |rowspan=3|Lisbon, Portugal |12th (sf) |100m |11.77 <small>(wind: +0.8&nbsp;m/s)</small> |- |35th (h) |200m |24.97 <small>(wind: +1.0&nbsp;m/s)</small> |- |14th (h) |4 × 400 m relay |3:49.16 |- |rowspan=2|1999 |World Championships |Seville, Spain |8th |100 m |11.16 |- |All-Africa Games |Johannesburg, South Africa |bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st |100 m |11.03 PB CR |- |2000 |Olympic Games |Sydney, Australia |align="center" | 7th |4 × 100 m relay |44.05 |- |rowspan=2|2001 |World Indoor Championships |Lisbon, Portugal |align="center" | 5th |60 m |7.15 |- |World Championships |Edmonton, Canada |align="center" | 6th |100 m |11.17 |- |rowspan=2|2004 |Olympic Games |Athens, Greece |align="center" | 7th |4 × 100 m relay |43.42 |- |African Championships |Brazzaville, Congo |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |100 m |11.36 |- |2005 |World Championships |Helsinki, Finland |align="center" | 7th |4 × 100 m relay |43.25 |}

===Personal bests=== *100 metres - 11.03 s (1999) *200 metres - 22.53 s (1999)

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==External links== * {{World Athletics||name=Mercy Nku}}

{{Footer All-Africa Champions 100 m Women}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nku, Mercy}} Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:Nigerian women sprinters Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes for Nigeria Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Category:Commonwealth Games athletes for Nigeria Category:People from Cross River State Category:African Games gold medalists for Nigeria Category:African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Category:African Games athletes for Nigeria Category:Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games Category:Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games Category:Goodwill Games gold medalists in athletics Category:Olympic women sprinters Category:20th-century Nigerian women

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