Mercedes Peris

Mercedes Peris
Personal information
Full nameMaría Mercedes Peris Minguet
NicknameMerche
Nationality Spain
Born (1985-01-05) 5 January 1985 (age 41)
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 place2010 Dubai50 m backstroke
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place2012 Debrecen50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2010 Budapest50 m backstroke
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place2005 Almería100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place2005 Almería4x100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2005 Almería50 m backstroke

María Mercedes "Merche" Peris Minguet (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.

Notes

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

References

  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