Emilio Merchán

Emilio Merchán
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Men's canoe sprint
World Championhips
Gold medal – first place2009 DartmouthK-2 1000 m
Men's canoe marathon
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 GyőrK-1
Gold medal – first place2008 Týn nad VltavouK-1
Gold medal – first place2009 GaiaK-2
Gold medal – first place2012 RomeK-2
Gold medal – first place2013 CopenhagenK-2
Silver medal – second place2005 PerthK-1
Bronze medal – third place2006 TremolatK-1
Bronze medal – third place2014 Oklahoma CityK-2

Emilio Merchán Alonso (born 29 February 1976 in Zamora) is a Spanish sprint and marathon canoeist who has competed since the mid-1990s. He won a gold medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth.

Merchán also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fifth in the K-4 1000 m event at Atlanta in 1996.

References

  • Canoe09.ca profile
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emilio Merchán". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  • Article Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine in La Opinion de Zamora newspaper


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