Merel de Knegt


Merel de Knegt 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

Personal bests

DistanceMarkDateLocation
10 km33:0914 February 2010Schoorl
15 km51:4318 November 2012Nijmegen
20 km1:12:328 October 2006Debrecen
Half marathon1:14:2117 March 2007Den Haag
Marathon2:35:0514 November 2012Eindhoven