Merel de Knegt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Merel de Knegt

Dutch long-distance runner

Date of Birth: 09-May-1979

Place of Birth: Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands

Profession: athletics competitor, marathon runner

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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.