| Crawford Merkel | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Sport: | Bobsleigh |
| Birth Date: | 25 June 1906 |
| Birth Place: | Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, USA |
| Death Date: | March 1987 (aged 80) |
| Death Place: | Frankfurt am Main, West Germany |
Crawford Merkel (June 25, 1906 - March 1987) was an American bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. He finished fourth in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.