Merel de Knegt

Merel de Knegt

Personal information
Full name	Merel de Knegt
Born	9 May 1979 (1979-05-09) (age 32) Tilburg, Netherlands
Height	1.70 m
Weight	55 kg
Updated on 11 April 2010.

Merel de Knegt (born May 9, 1979 in Tilburg) is a Dutch runner. She is the sister of Gerben de Knegt.

She won the 2009 Rotterdam Half Marathon.^[1] She finished tenth at the 2010 edition, but her time of 2:38:41 was a personal best and as the top domestic finisher she was elected the Dutch champion.^[2]

Career highlights

Dutch National Championships

2006 - Den Haag, 3rd, Half marathon

2007 - Schoorl, 1st, 10 km

2007 - Den Haag, 1st, Half marathon

2009 - Tilburg, 1st, 10 km

2010 - Rotterdam, 1st, marathon (10th overall in Rotterdam Marathon)

Personal bests

Distance	Mark	Date	Location
10 km	33:09.00	February 14, 2010	Schoorl
15 km	51:54.00	November 15, 2009	Nijmegen
20 km	1:12:32	October 8, 2006	Debrecen
Half marathon	1:14:21	March 17, 2007	Den Haag
Marathon	2:38:41	11 April 2010	Rotterdam

References

• IAAF profile for Merel de Knegt

1. ^ IAAF, September 13, 2009: Kitwara blazes 58:58 in Rotterdam
2. ^ van Hemert, Wim (2010-04-11). Makau storms 2:04:48 in Rotterdam. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-11.

Persondata
Name	Knegt, Merel de
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Date of birth	May 9, 1979
Place of birth	Tilburg, Netherlands
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