Richard Merjan
 Merjan at the 2016 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Born | 10 October 1988 |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 Lebanon |
| Sport | Canoeing |
| Coached by |
Zlatan Ibrahimbegovic Nick Herodotou[2] |
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. He works as a flight analyst for an Australian airline.[2]
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- 1 2 "Richard Merjan". Rio 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- 1 2 3 Richard Merjan. nbcolympics.com
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