Laura Mertens

Laura Mertens (born 25 May 1993) is a German freestyle wrestler. In 2017, 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]

Laura Mertens
Personal information
Born (1993-05-25) 25 May 1993
Height163 cm (5.35 ft; 64 in)
Sport
CountryGermany
SportAmateur wrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Germany
European Championships
2017 Novi Sad 58 kg

Career

In 2010, she competed in the girls' freestyle 46 kg event at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics without winning a medal. She lost her bronze medal match against Petra Olli of Finland. In 2013, she competed in the women's 55 kg event at the 2013 European Wrestling Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia where she was eliminated in her second match by Emese Barka of Hungary.

In 2020, she competed in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia where she was eliminated in the repechage by Alyona Kolesnik of Azerbaijan.[3]

Major results
Year Tournament Location Result Event
2017 European Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 3rd Freestyle 58 kg

References
  1. "2017 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. Etchells, Daniel (5 May 2017). "Turkey's Akgul reclaims crown at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  3. "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.


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