Merel Mooren

As of June 10, 2011

Merel Mooren ( born September 22, 1982 in Haarlem ) is a Dutch beach volleyball player. With Rebekka Kadijk she was twice vice - European champion. In the first years of their sporting career, she was active in volleyball.

Career

Bogs began her volleyball career in 1989 in the hall. Until 1997, she played as teenagers in their home club Allides Haarlem. She then moved to first division Martinus Amstelveen. From 1996 to 2000, she also belonged to the Dutch youth national team, which later became the ninth world championship was 1998 Vice European Champion and a year.

In 2002, she completed her first international tournaments as a beach volleyball player with Mered de Vries. The following year, she formed a new duo with Sanne Keizer, who won the Dutch championship right away. As Rebekka Kadijk and Marrit Leenstra separated in 2004 after their Olympic participation, the two teams exchanged their partners.

At the World Championships in Berlin were Kadijk / bogs Seventh and two months later they reached the final of the European Championships in Moscow, which won the Greeks Arvaniti / Karadassiou. The following year, the Dutch women were again in the final of the European Championship and documents on home soil in Den Haag the Russian duo Schirjajewa / Urjadowa. They also won in 2005 and 2006 national championship. After the 37th place in the World Cup 2007, they were in 2007 and 2008 respectively Ninth in the continental tournaments. 2008 Beijing played moors with her partner for the first time in the Olympic tournament and was ranked 19th

Since Kadijk now ended her athletic career for the time being, bogs formed a new duo with Marloes Wesselink. In 2009 she achieved positions at the World Championships in Stavanger and at the European Championships in Sochi 17 and 13 After she had a few tournaments in 2010 with Margo Wiltens denied she played since the The Hague Open back with her long -time partner Kadijk. In Klagenfurt am Wörthersee then played for the first time with Jantine van der Vlist with which she retired at the European Championship in Kristiansand in the second round against the Germans Köhler / brews.