Bruce Merritt (born 1958) is an American sprint canoeist who competed as a member of the US National Team from 1978 to 1988. Competing in two

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, 1984 and 1988, he earned his best Olympic finish of seventh in the C-1 1000 m event at

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1958 births American male canoeists Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists of the United States Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in canoeing Canoeists at the 1987 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games {{US-canoe-bio-stub