Monika Merl

German middle-distance runner

Monika Merl (née Grądzka; born 21 September 1979 in Sztum, Poland) is a German 800 metre runner and former champion in the 800 meters in Germany.^[1][2][3][4]

Career

Merl finished fifth at the 2005 European Indoor Championships and competed at the 2004 World Indoor Championships, 2005 World Championships and the 2006 European Championships without reaching the finals.^{[citation needed]}

Her personal best time is 2:00.16 minutes, achieved in August 2006 in Cologne.^{[citation needed]}

She represented the athletics club TV Wattenscheid 01 prior to her retirement from the sport.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Lisa Dröttboom missing only one hundredth of a second for the finals Lisa Dröttboom fehlt nur eine Hundertsel Sekunde für Endlauf". WAZ. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
2. "Monika Merl Weiter Sehr Aktiv". Lokalkompass.de. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
3. "Monika Merl lässt Laufbahn ausklingen". German Athletics Association. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
4. Middel, Peter (26 April 2012). "Für Hartmann und Merl wird's langsam ernst". WAZ. Retrieved 23 September 2016.

External links

• Monika Merl at World Athletics