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 | ||
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Representing  Spain
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| Men's canoe sprint | ||
| Canoe Sprint World Championships | ||
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2009 Dartmouth | K-2 1000 m |
| Men's canoe marathon | ||
| Canoe Marathon World Championships | ||
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2005 Perth | K-1 marathon |
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2006 Tremolat | K-1 marathon |
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2007 Győr | K-1 marathon |
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2008 Týn nad Vltavou | K-1 marathon |
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2009 Gaia | K-2 marathon |
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2012 Rome | K-2 marathon |
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2013 Copenhagen | K-2 marathon |
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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- 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 in La Opinion de Zamora newspaper
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