Claas Mertens (born 2 January 1992) is a German lightweight rower. He won a gold medal at the 2015 World Rowing Championships in Aiguebelette with the lightweight men's eight.[2] He also won ten German National Championship titles.[3] In 2018 Mertens represented Oxford in the Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race.[4] He was educated at Shrewsbury School then Harvard University, University of St. Gallen and Christ Church, Oxford.[5][6] He is an academic researcher in the field of international political economy.[7][8]

Claas Mertens
Personal information
Born (1992-01-02) 2 January 1992 (age 32)
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Germany
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Aiguebelette Lwt eight
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Trakai Lwt 4x[1]

References

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  1. ^ http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/42900/results/mertens-claas [dead link]
  2. ^ "Claas Mertens". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  3. ^ "verwaltung.rudern.de". verwaltung.rudern.de (in German). Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Men's Blue Boat Crews | The Boat Race". The Boat Race. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Christ Church students selected for 2018 Cancer Research UK Boat Races | Christ Church, Oxford University". www.chch.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Universität St.Gallen | Wissen | Claas Mertens: "Mit viel Kaffee"". HSG Startseite (in German). Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  7. ^ Mertens, Claas (14 March 2024). "Carrots as Sticks: How Effective Are Foreign Aid Suspensions and Economic Sanctions?". International Studies Quarterly. 68 (2). doi:10.1093/isq/sqae016. ISSN 0020-8833.
  8. ^ "Claas Mertens | DPIR". www.politics.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2024.