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Born | 1 May 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Curling club | Club de sports Megève, Megève [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Member Association | France | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Championship appearances | 6 (1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 2000) | ||||||||||||||||||||
World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances | 1 (2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||
European Championship appearances | 10 (1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic appearances | 1 (1992 - demo) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other appearances | World Mixed Championship: 1 (2015), European Mixed Championship: 1 (2007), World Junior Championships: 4 (1983, 1984, 1986, 1988) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Thierry Mercier (born 1 May 1967) is a French curler and curling coach. [2]
At the national level, he is a four-time French men's champion.
He participated in the demonstration curling events at the 1992 Winter Olympics, where the French men's team finished in sixth place.
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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1982–83 | Dominique Dupont-Roc | Patrick Philippe | Christian Dupont-Roc | Thierry Mercier | WJCC 1983 (9th) | ||
1983–84 | Dominique Dupont-Roc | Philippe Pomi | Christian Dupont-Roc | Thierry Mercier | WJCC 1984 (8th) | ||
1984–85 | Maurice Mercier | Thierry Mercier | Jacques Joulien | Emile Pomi | ECC 1984 (11th) | ||
1985–86 | Lionel Tournier | Thierry Mercier | Jean-Francois Delavay | Pascal Coppel | WJCC 1986 (9th) | ||
Dominique Dupont-Roc | Christian Dupont-Roc | Thierry Mercier | Daniel Cosetto (ECC) Patrick Philippe (WCC) | ECC 1985 (11th) WCC 1986 (7th) | |||
1987–88 | Christophe Boan | Gerard Ravello | Alain Brangi | Thierry Mercier | ECC 1987 (12th) | ||
Thierry Mercier | Lionel Tournier | Christian Cossetto | René-Georges Wohlfei | Jan Henri Ducroz | WJCC 1988 (9th) | ||
Christophe Boan | Thierry Mercier | Gerard Ravello | Alain Brangi | WCC 1988 (7th) | |||
1988–89 | Dominique Dupont-Roc | Christian Dupont-Roc | Daniel Cosetto | Patrick Philippe | Thierry Mercier | WCC 1989 (9th) | |
1990–91 | Thierry Mercier | Daniel Cosetto | Lionel Tournier | Laurent Flenghi | Joel Indergand | ECC 1990 (6th) | |
Dominique Dupont-Roc | Claude Feige | Thierry Mercier | Patrick Philippe | Daniel Moratelli | WCC 1991 (9th) | ||
1991–92 | Dominique Dupont-Roc | Claude Feige | Patrick Philippe | Daniel Moratelli | Thierry Mercier | ECC 1991 (5th) | |
Dominique Dupont-Roc | Claude Feige | Patrick Philippe | Thierry Mercier | Daniel Moratelli | WOG 1992 (demo) (6th) | ||
Thierry Mercier (fourth) | Christophe Boan (skip) | Spencer Mugnier | Gerard Ravello | WCC 1992 (10th) | |||
1993–94 | Jan Henri Ducroz | Christian Dupont-Roc | Lionel Tournier | Cyrille Prunet | Thierry Mercier | ECC 1993 (6th) | |
1994–95 | Thierry Mercier (fourth) | Christophe Boan (skip) | Patrick Philippe | Gerard Ravello | Lionel Tournier | Michel Jeannot | ECC 1994 (13th) |
1999–00 | Thierry Mercier | Cyrille Prunet | Eric Laffin | Gerard Ravello | Lionel Tournier | ECC 1999 (7th) WCC 2000 (9th) | |
2001–02 | Thierry Mercier | Cyrille Prunet | Eric Laffin | Lionel Tournier | ECC 2001 (7th) | ||
2004–05 | Thierry Mercier | Cyrille Prunet | Eric Laffin | Jérémy Frarier | Thomas Dufour | Robert Biondina | ECC 2004 (10th) |
2017–18 | Theo Ducroz | Quentin Morard | Eddy Mercier | Killian Gaudin | Thierry Mercier | Noel Morard | ECC 2017 (C division) (2nd) |
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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2007–08 | Thierry Mercier | Fabienne Morand | Patrick Boez | Marie-Pierre D'Espezel de Roquetaillade | EMxCC 2007 (18th) |
2015–16 | Thierry Mercier | Sandrine Morand | Romain Borini | Catherine Emberger | WMxCC 2015 (15th) |
Season | Female | Male | Events |
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2014–15 | Catherine Emberger | Thierry Mercier | WMDCC 2015 (21st) |
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