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Claas Mertens
Personal information
Born (1992-01-02) 2 January 1992 (age 32)
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Germany
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Aiguebelette Lwt eight

Claas Mertens (born 2 January 1992) is a German lightweight rower. He won a gold medal at the 2015 World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette with the lightweight men's eight.[1] He also won ten German National Championship titles.[2] In 2018 Mertens represented Oxford in the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race.[3] He was educated at Shrewsbury School then Harvard University, University of St. Gallen and Christ Church, Oxford. [4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Claas Mertens". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  2. ^ "verwaltung.rudern.de". verwaltung.rudern.de (in German). Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Men's Blue Boat Crews | The Boat Race". The Boat Race. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Christ Church students selected for 2018 Cancer Research UK Boat Races | Christ Church, Oxford University". www.chch.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Universität St.Gallen | Wissen | Claas Mertens: «Mit viel Kaffee»". HSG Startseite (in German). Retrieved 27 July 2018.