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Dutch long-distance runner
Merel de Knegt
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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
Distance | Mark | Date | Location |
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10 km | 33:09 | February 14, 2010 | Schoorl |
15 km | 51:43 | November 18, 2012 | Nijmegen |
20 km | 1:12:32 | October 8, 2006 | Debrecen |
Half marathon | 1:14:21 | March 17, 2007 | Den Haag |
Marathon | 2:35:05 | November 14, 2012 | Eindhoven |
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