Patrick Loliger
Patrick Alexandre Ernst Loliger Salas is a Mexican rower who has made a name for himself around the globe due to his various participations in rowing competitions such as the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, and most recently in the 012 London Summer Olympics.
Loliger was born in Mexico City. He is the second child of Rolf Loliger and Angelica Salas. 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 2005 Athens Summer Olympics.
