Joseph Mero

Joseph Mero
Personal information
Country represented	United States
Born	c. 1965 (age 51–52)
Height	6 ft (183 cm)
Partner	Katy Keeley, Tammy Crowson, Maria Lako
Coach	John Nicks
Retired	1989

Joseph Mero (born c. 1965) is an American former pair skater. With his skating partner, Katy Keeley, he won silver at the 1984 St. Ivel International, gold at the 1986 Skate America, bronze at the 1987 Skate Canada International, bronze at the 1987 NHK Trophy, and bronze at the 1988 Grand Prix International de Paris. They are four-time U.S. national medalists, having won bronze in 1987 and 1989, and pewter in 1986 and 1988.

Joseph Mero was born c. 1965. His father, Joseph Mero Sr., worked at a paper plant in Detroit, and his mother, Bernie, had emphysema.

Mero began roller skating as a five-year-old and switched to ice skating six years later. Competing with Maria Lako, he placed 5th in junior pairs at the 1983 U.S. Championships. He and Tammy Crowson won the junior bronze medal at the 1984 U.S. Championships.

Mero teamed up with Katy Keeley in 1984. John Nicks served as their coach throughout their career as a pair.

Keeley/Mero's first international medal, a silver, came at the 1984 St. Ivel International in England. They stepped onto a national podium for the first time at the 1986 U.S. Championships, taking the pewter medal for fourth place. The following season, they won gold at the 1986 Skate America and bronze at the 1987 U.S. Championships.

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