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Merel de Knegt
Dutch long-distance runner

Merel de Knegt

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Intro
Dutch long-distance runner
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Gender
Female
Place of birth
Tilburg
Age
45 years
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Biography

Merel de Knegt (born May 9, 1979 in Tilburg) is a Dutch runner. She is the sister of Gerben de Knegt. Her sole major international outing for the Netherlands was the 2006 IAAF World Road Running Championships, where she came 47th overall.
She won the 2009 Rotterdam Half Marathon. 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. At the 2012 CPC Loop Den Haag, de Knegt reached the podium with a third place finish.

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

DistanceMarkDateLocation
10 km33:09February 14, 2010Schoorl
15 km51:43November 18, 2012Nijmegen
20 km1:12:32October 8, 2006Debrecen
Half marathon1:14:21March 17, 2007Den Haag
Marathon2:35:05November 14, 2012Eindhoven

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