Emilio Merchán, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Emilio Merchán

Spanish canoeist

Date of Birth: 29-Feb-1976

Place of Birth: Zamora, Castile and León, Spain

Profession: canoeist

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Emilio Merchán Alonso (born 29 February 1976 in Zamora) is a Spanish sprint and marathon canoeist who has competed since the mid-1990s.
He won a gold medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth. Merchán also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fifth in the K-4 1000 m event at Atlanta in 1996.