Richard Merjan

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Richard Merjan
Richard Merjan Rio2016.jpg
Merjan at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityLebanese
Born (1988-10-10) 10 October 1988 (age 36)
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) [1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Sport Canoeing
Coached byZlatan Ibrahimbegovic
Nick Herodotou [2]
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Asian Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Xiasi C1

Richard Merjan (born 10 November 1988) is a Lebanese-Australian slalom canoeist.

Merjan took up canoeing in 2001 at Ivanhoe Grammar School in Melbourne, Australia, and in 2003 started training with the Australian national team. He holds a dual Australian-Lebanese citizenship, and since 2009 competes for Lebanon. He missed qualifications for the 2012 Olympics due to a bad cut to his hand sustained in 2011. In 2016, he became the first Lebanese slalom canoeist to compete at Olympics. [2] He finished last in the C-1 event. [1]

Merjan has a degree in commerce, finance and language studies from the Deakin University in Victoria, Australia. He works as a flight analyst for an Australian airline. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Richard Merjan". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Richard Merjan. nbcolympics.com