{{Short description|Albanian swimmer (born 1998)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox swimmer | name = Nikol Merizaj | image = | caption = | fullname = | nationality = Albanian | strokes = Freestyle | club = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|8|7|df=yes}} | birth_place = Fier, Albania<ref name="Tokyo 2020 Profile">{{cite web|title=Nikol Merizaj|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1450577-merizaj-nikol.htm|website=Tokyo 2020|access-date=13 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726051554/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/swimming/athlete-profile-n1450577-merizaj-nikol.htm|archive-date=26 July 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> | death_date = | death_place = | height = 180 cm | weight = 65 kg }}
'''Nikol Merizaj''' (born 7 August 1998) is an Albanian swimmer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/athletes/detail/nikol-merizaj/|title=Nikol MERIZAJ|website=Olympic Channel|access-date=1 March 2020|archive-date=1 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301231155/https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/athletes/detail/nikol-merizaj/|url-status=live}}</ref> She competed in the women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics where she finished 43rd in the heats and did not advance.<ref name="Bio">{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/nikol-merizaj |title=Nikol Merizaj |access-date=11 August 2016 |work=Rio 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806033559/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/nikol-merizaj |archive-date= 6 August 2016 }}</ref>
In 2019, she represented Albania at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea. She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle and women's 100 metre freestyle events.<ref name="heats_women_50_freestyle_world_squatics_championships_2019">{{Cite web|title=Women's 50 metre freestyle – Heats – 2019 World Aquatics Championships|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070201EB01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726212706/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070201EB01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|archive-date=26 July 2020|access-date=26 July 2020|website=2019 World Aquatics Championships}}</ref><ref name="heats_women_100_freestyle_world_squatics_championships_2019">{{Cite web|title=Women's 100 metre freestyle – Heats – 2019 World Aquatics Championships|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070201EC01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726213050/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070201EC01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|archive-date=26 July 2020|access-date=26 July 2020|website=2019 World Aquatics Championships}}</ref> In both events she did not advance to compete in the semi-finals.<ref name="heats_women_50_freestyle_world_squatics_championships_2019"/><ref name="heats_women_100_freestyle_world_squatics_championships_2019"/>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Merizaj, Nikol}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Albanian female swimmers Category:Olympic swimmers for Albania Category:Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Swimmers at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Category:Albanian female freestyle swimmers Category:Mediterranean Games competitors for Albania Category:Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Sportspeople from Fier Category:21st-century Albanian sportswomen
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