Laura Mertens (born 25 May 1993) is a German freestyle wrestler. She won one of the bronze medals in the 58 kg event at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia.[1][2]
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| Born | 25 May 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 163 cm (5.35 ft; 64 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 57 kg | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 2010, Mertens competed in the girls' freestyle 46 kg event at the Summer Youth Olympics without winning a medal. She lost her bronze medal match against Petra Olli of Finland. In 2013, Mertens competed in the women's 55 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia where she was eliminated in her second match by Emese Barka of Hungary.
In 2020, Mertens competed in the women's 57 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia where she was eliminated in the repechage by Alyona Kolesnik of Azerbaijan.[3] In March 2021, she competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4] Mertens was eliminated in her second match by Johanna Lindborg of Sweden.[4] She also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[5]
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2017 | European Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 3rd | Freestyle 58 kg |
References
edit- ^ "2017 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (5 May 2017). "Turkey's Akgul reclaims crown at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ a b "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
External links
edit- Laura Mertens at the International Wrestling Database
- Laura Mertens at Olympedia
- Laura Mertens at the German Olympic Sports Confederation (in German)
