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Mercedes Peris

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Mercedes Peris
Personal information
Full nameMaría Mercedes Peris Minguet
NicknameMerche
Nationality Spain
Born (1985-01-05) 5 January 1985 (age 39)
Paiporta, Valencia, Spain
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
Medal record
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Dubai 50 m backstroke
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2012 Debrecen 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Budapest 50 m backstroke
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2005 Almería 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2005 Almería 4x100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Almería 50 m backstroke

María Mercedes "Merche" Peris Minguet[a] (born 5 January 1985 in Paiporta, Valencia, Spain) is an Olympic and national record holding backstroke swimmer from Spain. She competed for Spain at the 2008 Olympics.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Peris and the second or maternal family name is Minguet.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Merche Peris". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Full name: Mercedes Peris Minguet
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