Laura Mertens

Laura Mertens (born 25 May 1993) is a German freestyle wrestler. She won one of the bronze medals in the 58kg event at the 2017 European Wrestling Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia.

Career

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

In 2020, Mertens competed in the women's 57kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia where she was eliminated in the repechage by Alyona Kolesnik of Azerbaijan. In March 2021, she competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Mertens was eliminated in her second match by Johanna Lindborg of Sweden.

Achievements