Claas Mertens

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Claas Mertens
Personal information
Born (1992-01-02) 2 January 1992 (age 33)
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Aiguebelette Lwt eight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Trakai Lwt 4x [1]

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] He is an academic researcher in the field of international political economy. [6] [7] [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Claas Mertens". International Rowing Federation. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. 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. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. 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.
  6. Mertens, Claas (14 March 2024). "Carrots as Sticks: How Effective Are Foreign Aid Suspensions and Economic Sanctions?". International Studies Quarterly. 68 (2). doi: 10.1093/isq/sqae016 . ISSN   0020-8833.
  7. "Claas Mertens | DPIR". www.politics.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  8. "Claas Mertens".