MERZ Patricia

Date of Birth: 2 Jun 1993

Age: 28

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.66/5'5''

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rowing	Lightweight Women's Double Sculls SUI Switzerland	7

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sea Forest Waterway	Lightweight Women's Double Sculls Heat 1 #37	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Lightweight Women's Double Sculls Repechage 2 #56	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Lightweight Women's Double Sculls Semifinal A/B 1 #93	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Lightweight Women's Double Sculls Final B #120	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Championships

Year	Location	L2x	L1x
2019	Linz, AUT	11	-
2018	Plovdiv, BUL	4	-
2017	Sarasota, FL, USA	-	4
2015	Aiguebelette-le-Lac, FRA	16	-
2014	Amsterdam, NED	16	-

World Championships Non-Olympic Events

Year	Location	L1x
2016	Rotterdam, NED	7

European Championships

Year	Location	L2x	L1x
2020	Poznan, POL	7	-
2019	Lucerne, SUI	3	-
2018	Glasgow, GBR	3	-
2017	Racice, CZE	-	3

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
3	Lightweight Double Sculls	2021	Sabaudia, ITA	6:54.63
3	Lightweight Double Sculls	2019	Rotterdam, NED	7:48.02
3	Lightweight Double Sculls	2018	Lucerne, SUI	7:09.73
4	Lightweight Double Sculls	2018	Linz, AUT	6:57.04
5	Lightweight Double Sculls	2018	Belgrade, SRB	6:54.62
7	Lightweight Double Sculls	2019	Poznan, POL	7:39.14

Legend
DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, EXC - Excluded

Cycling, playing sport. (particiamerz.ch, 01 Mar 2020)

Occupation:

Economics, Sports Science - University of Basel, Switzerland

Languages spoken:

See-Club Zug [Switzerland]

Edouard Blanc [national]

She began rowing in 2008. (particiamerz.ch, 01 Mar 2020)

"I came into contact with rowing for the first time as a 15-year-old during a sports day at the Zug Cantonal School [in Switzerland]. Interest in this sport was quickly aroused and shortly afterwards I joined the training group of juniors at See-Club Zug." (particiamerz.ch, 01 Mar 2020)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (luzernerzeitung.ch, 16 May 2021)

She has 17 training sessions each week. (particiamerz.ch, 01 Mar 2020)

In 2017 she was voted Sportsperson of the Year in Zug, Switzerland. (zug4you.ch, 05 Feb 2018)

General Interest

General
PARTNERSHIP
She began competing in lightweight double sculls with Frederique Rol in 2011, with the aim of qualifying for the Olympic Games. They missed out on the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro but decided to renew the project and try again for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. They secured their spot at the 2021 Final Olympic Qualification Regatta where, due to inclement weather, they had to race both the semifinal and the final on the same day. "The two races on one day were a challenge. We'll try to do our best in Tokyo too. In our boat class, anything is possible, maybe a medal. I am relieved and I am very happy. To be honest, I needed a moment after the race to really realise it." (luzernerzeitung.ch, 16 May 2021; swissrowing.ch, 16 May 2021, 01 Jan 2019; particiamerz.ch, 01 Mar 2020)

FURTHER EDUCATION
In 2019 she began studying for a master's degree in sport at the Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen in Switzerland. (particiamerz.ch, 01 Mar 2020; swissrowing.ch, 01 Jan 2019)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/patricia.merz.75
Athlete Website: http://www.patriciamerz.ch/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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