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Emilio Merchán
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.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Spain | ||
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
| Canoe Sprint World Championships | ||
| 2009 Dartmouth | K-2 1000 m | |
| Men's canoe marathon | ||
| Canoe Marathon World Championships | ||
| 2005 Perth | K-1 marathon | |
| 2006 Tremolat | K-1 marathon | |
| 2007 Győr | K-1 marathon | |
| 2008 Týn nad Vltavou | K-1 marathon | |
| 2009 Gaia | K-2 marathon | |
| 2012 Rome | K-2 marathon | |
| 2013 Copenhagen | K-2 marathon | |
| 2014 Oklahoma City | K-2 marathon | |
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 edit
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- Article in La Opinion de Zamora newspaper