| Richard Merjan | |
| Nationality: | Lebanese |
| Birth Date: | 10 October 1988 |
| Height: | 1.60 m[1] |
| Weight: | 60 kg |
| Coach: | Zlatan Ibrahimbegovic Nick Herodotou[2] |
Richard Merjan (born 10 November 1988) is a Lebanese-Australian slalom canoeist.
Merjan took up canoeing in 2001 at Ivanhoe Grammar School in Melbourne, Australia, and in 2003 started training with the Australian national team. He holds a dual Australian-Lebanese citizenship, and since 2009 competes for Lebanon. He missed qualifications for the 2012 Olympics due to a bad cut to his hand sustained in 2011. In 2016, he became the first Lebanese slalom canoeist to compete at Olympics.[2] He finished last in the C-1 event.[1]
Merjan has a degree in commerce, finance and language studies from the Deakin University in Victoria, Australia. He works as a flight analyst for an Australian airline.[2]