Patrick Alexandre Ernst Loliger Salas (born June 20, 1985) is a Mexican rower who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]

Patrick Loliger
Personal information
Born (1985-03-20) 20 March 1985 (age 41)
Mexico City, Mexico
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2011 GuadalajaraSingle sculls
Bronze medal – third place2011 GuadalajaraQuad sculls
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2010 MayagüezSingle sculls
Silver medal – second place2006 CartagenaSingle sculls
Silver medal – second place2010 VeracruzDouble sculls
Silver medal – second place2010 VeracruzQuadruple sculls
Royal Canadian Henley Regatta
Gold medal – first place2005 CanadaQuad sculls
Silver medal – second place2000 CanadaDouble sculls
Silver medal – second place2001 CanadaQuad sculls
Silver medal – second place2004 CanadaSingle sculls
Silver medal – second place2004 CanadaQuad sculls
Silver medal – second place2005 CanadaDouble sculls
Bronze medal – third place2001 CanadaDouble sculls
Regatta of America
Gold medal – first place2000 CanadaDouble sculls
Canammex
Gold medal – first place2002 USADouble sculls
Gold medal – first place2002 USAQuad sculls
Silver medal – second place2001 CanadaQuad sculls
USA National
Gold medal – first place2005 USASingle sculls
Gold medal – first place2005 USADouble sculls
Gold medal – first place2005 USAQuad sculls
Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place2007 USASingle sculls
Bronze medal – third place2007 USAQuad sculls
Ratzeburg Regatta
Gold medal – first place2010 GermanySingle sculls
Duisburg Regatta
Bronze medal – third place2008 GermanySingle sculls
International Regatta
Gold medal – first place2008 BelgiumSingle sculls
Nations Cup
Silver medal – second place2009 ItalySingle sculls
Bronze medal – third place2010 ItalySingle sculls
Bronze medal – third place2011 ItalySingle sculls
Silver medal – second place2012 RussiaSingle sculls
Gold medal – first place2013 Netherlandspair
Gold medal – first place2014 Netherlandspair
Gold medal – first place2016 USA NationalsSingle
Bronze medal – third place2016 Spain Nationalsdouble
Bronze medal – third place2016 World Championships MonacoSingle
Gold medal – first place2018 World Championships USAIndoor

Loliger was born in Mexico City. He is the second child of Rolf Loliger (Swiss) and Angelica Salas (Mexican). He grew up in a very family-oriented environment, and began practicing sports at Real Club España. He has a degree in International Business from Tecnológico de Monterrey (Campus Ciudad de Mexico.

Loliger has earned a handful of medals in regattas all around the world, including the Ratzeburger and Wedau Regattas in Germany, the Gent in Belgium, the Paolo D'Aloja in Italy, and most recently, he became the first Mexican rower to win a medal at the World University Championship in Kazan, Russia.

He earned two medals at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, and his biggest achievement took place in Argentina later than year when he beat his biggest competitor and role model, Santiago Fernández, who placed 4th in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

References

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  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Patrick Loliger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
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