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Emilio Merchán
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Men's canoe sprint
Canoe Sprint World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Dartmouth K-2 1000 m
Men's canoe marathon
Canoe Marathon World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Perth K-1 marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Tremolat K-1 marathon
Gold medal – first place 2007 Győr K-1 marathon
Gold medal – first place 2008 Týn nad Vltavou K-1 marathon
Gold medal – first place 2009 Gaia K-2 marathon
Gold medal – first place 2012 Rome K-2 marathon
Gold medal – first place 2013 Copenhagen K-2 marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Oklahoma City K-2 marathon

Emilio Merchán Alonso (born February 29, 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 [dead link]
  • 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 2016-12-04.
  • Article in La Opinion de Zamora newspaper