Annick Mercier

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Annick Mercier
 
Born (1964-06-15) 15 June 1964 (age 60)
Team
Curling clubClub de sports Megève, Megève [1]
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of France.svg  France
World Championship
appearances
5 (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991)
European Championship
appearances
7 (1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995)
Olympic
appearances
2 (1988, 1992 - demo events)
Medal record
Curling
French Women's Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996

Annick Mercier (born 15 June 1964 in Sallanches) is a French curler. [2]

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She participated in the demonstration curling events at the 1988 Winter Olympics and 1992 Winter Olympics, where the French women's team finished in eighth and seventh places respectively.

At the national level, she is a six-time French women's champion curler (1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996). [3]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
1986–87 Andrée Dupont-Roc (fourth) Agnes Mercier Catherine Lefebvre Annick Mercier (skip) ECC 1986 (5th)
Annick Mercier (fourth)Agnes Mercier (skip)Andrée Dupont-RocCatherine Lefebvre WCC 1987 (8th)
1987–88Agnes MercierAnnick MercierAndrée Dupont-RocCatherine Lefebvre ECC 1987 (4th)
Annick MercierAgnes MercierAndrée Dupont-RocCatherine Lefebvre WOG 1988 (demo) (8th)
WCC 1988 (8th)
1988–89Agnes MercierAnnick MercierAndrée Dupont-RocCatherine Lefebvre ECC 1988 (10th)
Agnes Mercier (fourth)Catherine LefebvreAnnick Mercier (skip)Andrée Dupont-Roc WCC 1989 (6th)
1989–90 Brigitte Lamy Paulette Sulpice Jocelyn Lhenry Guylaine Fratucello Annick Mercier WCC 1990 (9th)
1990–91Annick MercierCatherine LefebvreBrigitte Lamy Claire Niatel Brigitte Collard WCC 1991 (8th)
1991–92Annick MercierBrigitte LamyClaire NiatelBrigitte Collard Géraldine Girod ECC 1991 (7th)
Annick MercierBrigitte LamyGéraldine GirodClaire NiatelBrigitte Collard WOG 1992 (demo) (7th)
1992–93Annick MercierCatherine LefebvreGéraldine GirodClaire Niatel ECC 1992 (10th)
1993–94Annick MercierCatherine Lefebvre Mireille Mercier Veronique Gannaz Fabienne Morand ECC 1993 (9th)
1995–96Annick MercierCatherine LefebvreMireille MercierFabienne Morand Nadia Bénier Heidi Schlapbach,
Patrick Philippe
ECC 1995 (13th)

Personal life

Mercier is from a family of curlers: her mother Agnès [4] has won the French women's championship several times, has played in several World and European championships and was a member of the 1988 Winter Olympic team along with Annick. Annick's younger brother is Thierry also curls, and coaches. He too has won several French championships, participated in several Worlds and Euros and played in the 1992 Winter Olympics.

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