Patrick Loliger
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's rowing | ||
Competitor for  Mexico
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| Silver | 2000 Canada | Double Sculls |
| Gold | 2000 Canada | Double Sculls |
| Silver | 2001 Canada | Quad Sculls |
| Bronze | 2001 Canada | Double Sculls |
| Silver | 2001 Canada | Quad Sculls |
| Gold | 2002 USA | Double Sculls |
| Gold | 2002 USA | Quad Sculls |
| Silver | 2004 Canada | Single Sculls |
| Silver | 2004 Canada | Quad Sculls |
| Gold | 2005 USA | Single Sculls |
| Gold | 2005 USA | Double Sculls |
| Gold | 2005 USA | Quad Sculls |
| Silver | 2005 Canada | Double Sculls |
| Gold | 2005 Canada | Quad Sculls |
| Silver | 2006 Cartagena | Single Sculls |
| Bronze | 2007 USA | Single Sculls |
| Bronze | 2007 USA | Quad Sculls |
| Silver | 2007 Brazil | Single Sculls |
| Gold | 2010 Germany | Single Sculls |
| Bronze | 2008 Germany | Single Sculls |
| Gold | 2008 Belgium | Single Sculls |
| Silver | 2009 Italy | Single Sculls |
| Gold | 2010 Mayagüez | Single Sculls |
| Bronze | 2010 Italy | Single Sculls |
| Silver | 2011 Guadalajara | Single Sculls |
| Bronze | 2011 Guadalajara | Quad Sculls |
| Bronze | 2011 Italy | Single Sculls |
| Gold | 2012 Argentina | Single Sculls |
| Silver | 2012 Russia | Single Sculls |
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 Olympic Games, and most recently in the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
For the Mexican Patrick Loliger, sports are in his genes. His last name has been tied to different sporting scenarios in Switzerland for generations—his grandfather was a professional soccer player, and his father a boxer. "Whenever I travel to Switzerland I hear all sort of things about that, that my grandfather was a member of the national team, and my father the same in boxing. He (his father) wanted be to box as well, and I enjoyed training. However, I began playing other sports such as soccer, until eventually I began rowing and made it my passion."
Patrick Alexandre Ernst Loliger Salas was born on June 20, 1985 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 is currently a student at the prestigious Tecnológico de Monterrey (Campus Ciudad de Mexico), where he is pursuing a degree in International Business.
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.
According to experts, Patrick is at the best moment of his athletic career. He earned two medals at the 2011 Panamerican Games in Guadalajara (MEX), 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 Athens Summer Olympics.
"I'm very excited, more than anything due to the level of competition because today I was able to beat Santiago Fernández, which is not easy. Beating him is huge or me because I have always looked up to him. This is a big moment in my career."
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