- Marleen Renders
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Marleen Renders (born 24 December 1968 in Diest) is a retired female long-distance runner from Belgium, who represented her native country thrice at the Summer Olympics: in 1988, 1996 and 2000. In 1998 she won the Berlin Marathon, clocking 2:25:22, while she twice triumphed in Paris: 2000 and 2002.
She was victorious at the Berlin Half Marathon in 1997 and 1998 and was the 2003 winner of the City-Pier-City Loop half marathon in the Hague.[1] She won the 20 km of Brussels nine times consecutively from 1996 to 2004, which included a course record run of 1:07:46 in 2002.[2]
Renders also competed in cross country running and won Belgium's 1996–97 Lotto Cross Cup series.[3]
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing 
Belgium1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 12th 10,000 m 32:12.51 1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 21st 10,000 m 32:11.49 1995 Reims Marathon Reims, France 3rd Marathon 2:28:57 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 25th Marathon 2:36:27 Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 3rd Marathon 2:27:42 1997 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 2nd Marathon 2:25:56 Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 3rd Marathon 2:26:18 1998 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 4th Marathon 2:27:30 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th Marathon 2:29:43 Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 1st Marathon 2:25:22 2000 Paris Marathon Paris, France 1st Marathon 2:23:43 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia — Marathon DNF 2001 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 11th Marathon 2:28:31 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 18th Marathon 2:33:25 Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd Marathon 2:29:31 2002 Paris Marathon Paris, France 1st Marathon 2:23:05 European Championships Munich, Germany — Marathon DNF 2003 City-Pier-City Loop The Hague, Netherlands 1st Half Marathon 1:09:54 Hamburg Marathon Hamburg, Germany 4th Marathon 2:28:31 2005 Frankfurt Marathon Frankfurt, Germany 2nd Marathon 2:26:26 References
- ^ City-Pier-City Half Marathon - List of winners
- ^ Civai, Franco (2010-06-03). Brussels 20 km. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-12-14.
- ^ Palmares (French). Lotto Cross Cup. Retrieved on 2010-02-06.
External links
- (Dutch) Vlaamse Atletiekliga (Dutch)
- (French) marathoninfo
Berlin Women's Marathon Winners 1974: Jutta von Haase (FRG) • 1975: Christin Bochröder (FRG) • 1976: Jutta von Haase (FRG) • 1977: Christa Vahlensieck (FRG) • 1978: Ursula Blaschke (FRG) • 1979: Jutta von Haase (FRG) • 1980: Gerlinde Püttmann (FRG) • 1981: Angelika Stephan (FRG) • 1982: Jean Lochhead (GBR) • 1983: Karen Holdsworth (GBR) • 1984: Ágnes Jakab (HUN) • 1985: Magda Ilands (BEL) • 1986: Charlotte Teske (FRG) • 1987: Kerstin Preßler (FRG) • 1988: Renata Kokowska (POL) • 1989: Päivi Tikkanen (FIN) • 1990: Uta Pippig (GDR) • 1991: Renata Kokowska (POL) • 1992: Uta Pippig (GER) • 1993: Renata Kokowska (POL) • 1994: Katrin Dörre-Heinig (GER) • 1995: Uta Pippig (GER) • 1996: Colleen De Reuck (RSA) • 1997: Catherina McKiernan (IRL) • 1998: Marleen Renders (BEL) • 1999: Tegla Loroupe (KEN) • 2000: Kazumi Matsuo (JPN) • 2001: Naoko Takahashi (JPN) • 2002: Naoko Takahashi (JPN) • 2003: Yasuko Hashimoto (JPN) • 2004: Yoko Shibui (JPN) • 2005: Mizuki Noguchi (JPN) • 2006: Gete Wami (ETH) • 2007: Gete Wami (ETH) • 2008: Irina Mikitenko (GER) • 2009: Atsede Habtamu (ETH) • 2010: Aberu Kebede (ETH) • 2011: Florence Kiplagat (KEN)
World Marathon Majors: Berlin Marathon - List (M/W) · Boston Marathon - List (M/W) · Chicago Marathon - List (M/W) · London Marathon - List (M/W) · New York City Marathon - List (M/W) Paris Women's Marathon Winners 1979: Vreni Forster (SUI) · 1980: Gillian Adams (GBR) · 1981: Chantal Langlacé (FRA) · 1982: Anne Marie Cienka (FRA) · 1983: Jacqueline Courtade (FRA) · 1984: Lorraine Moller (NZL) · 1985: Maureen Hurst (GBR) · 1986: Maria Rebelo (FRA) · 1987: Elena Cobos (ESP) · 1988: Aurora Cunha (POR) · 1989: Kazue Kojima (JPN) · 1990: Yoshiko Yamamoto (JPN) · 1991: Not Held · 1992: Tatyana Titova (RUS) · 1993: Mitsuyo Yoshida (JPN) · 1994: Mari Tanigawa (JPN) · 1995: Judit Nagy (HUN) · 1996: Alina Tecuţa (ROM) · 1997: Yelena Razdrogina (RUS) · 1998: Nicole Caroll (AUS) · 1999: Cristina Costea (ROM) · 2000: Marleen Renders (BEL) · 2001: Florence Barsosio (KEN) · 2002: Marleen Renders (BEL) · 2003: Beatrice Omwanza (KEN) · 2004: Salina Kosgei (KEN) · 2005: Lidiya Grigoryeva (RUS) · 2006: Irina Timofeyeva (RUS) · 2007: Askale Tafa (ETH) · 2008: Martha Komu (KEN) · 2009 – 2010: Atsede Baysa (KEN) · 2011: Priscah Jeptoo (KEN)
Golden Spike Award Men's winners 1989: Godfried Dejonckheere • 1990: Patrick Stevens • 1991: Godfried Dejonckheere • 1992: William Van Dijck • 1993–1994: Vincent Rousseau • 1995–1996: Patrick Stevens • 1997: Mohammed Mourhit • 1998: Jonathan Nsenga • 1999–2001: Mohammed Mourhit • 2002–2003: Cédric Van Branteghem • 2004: Joeri Jansen • 2005: François Gourmet • 2006: Kristof Beyens • 2007: Hans Van Alphen • 2008: Kévin Borlée • 2009: Jonathan Borlée • 2010: Kévin Borlée
Women's winners 1989: Véronique Collard • 1990: Lieve Slegers • 1991: Sylvia Dethier • 1992: Lieve Slegers • 1993: Sabrina De Leeuw • 1994–1995: Lieve Slegers • 1996: Ann Mercken • 1997–1999: Marleen Renders • 2000: Veerle Dejaeghere • 2001–2005: Kim Gevaert • 2006: Tia Hellebaut • 2007: Kim Gevaert • 2008: Tia Hellebaut • 2009: Eline Berings • 2010: Svetlana Bolshakova
Sporting positions Preceded by
Helen KimaiyoZevenheuvelenloop Women's Winner (15km)
1996Succeeded by
Catherina McKiernanCategories:- 1968 births
- Living people
- Belgian long-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Belgium
- Paris Marathon winners
- Belgian athletics biography stubs
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