(1982-09-22) 22 September 1982 (age 41) Haarlem, The Netherlands
Hometown
Amstelveen, The Netherlands
Height
1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight
70 kg (154 lb)
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Years
Teammate
Tours (points)
2005-present
Rebekka Kadijk
21 (2246)
Previous teammates
Years
Teammate
Tours (points)
2002-2002 2003-2004
Mered de Vries Sanne Keizer
2 (4) 18 (260)
Best results
Years
Location
Result
2003, 2005, 2006 2004
Dutch nationals Lausanne Satellite
1st 1st
Honours
Women's beach volleyball
Representing Netherlands
European Championships
2005 Moscow
Kadijk
2006 Scheveningen
Kadijk
Last updated: 6 September 2006
Merel Else Mooren (born 22 September 1982) is a Dutch professional beach volleyball and indoor volleyball player born in Haarlem.
In indoor volleyball Mooren started her career in 1989 at Allides Haarlem where she was part of the youth teams. The Dutch youth team called her up in 1996 and she was part of the team until 2000, winning a silver medal at the European Youth Championships. From 1997 until 2002 she played for Martinus Amstelveen in the highest Dutch league. Then she decided to switch sports to beach volleyball.
She started her international beach volleyball career in 2002, teaming up with Mered de Vries. The talented team did not last long and in the following year Mooren had a new partner called Sanne Keizer. They quickly became one of the best teams in The Netherlands. They even became Dutch champions by breaking the run set by Rebekka Kadijk who was teaming up with Marrit Leenstra at that time. In 2004 they finished second behind this team, but they won the FIVB Satellite tournament in Lausanne. After the 2004 Summer Olympics Kadijk/Leenstra decided to split up. Mooren was Kadijk's next partner, while Leenstra continued with Sanne Keizer. The combination Kadijk/Mooren was nearly unbeatable in their own country. In 2005 and 2006 they became Dutch national champions. In both 2005 (Moscow) and 2006 (Scheveningen) they reached the final of the European Championships. In both occasions the final was lost and they won the silver medals twice. In 2007 they won their first European Tour Tournament, prevailing in the final of the German Masters in Hamburg.
Merel Else Mooren (born 22 September 1982) is a Dutch professional beach volleyball and indoor volleyball player born in Haarlem. In indoor volleyball...
Dutch football midfielder Merel de Knegt (born 1979), Dutch runner MerelMooren (born 1982), Dutch volleyball player Merel Poloway (born 1946), American...
circuit, Keizer debuted on the FIVB World Tour in 2003, partnering with MerelMooren at the $150K Hellas Open in June. The duo did not progress past the qualifying...
Olympics they split up. Kadijk's next partner was MerelMooren and, like Rebekka's earlier teams, Kadijk/Mooren were nearly unbeatable in their own country...
Shiryaeva and Natalya Uryadova (RUS) €20,000.00 800.0 Rebekka Kadijk and MerelMooren (NED) €15,000.00 720.0 Nila Håkedal and Ingrid Tørlen (NOR) €10,500...
Geor – Gia (GEO) L 0 – 2 (19–21, 19–21) Did not advance Rebekka Kadijk MerelMooren Women's Pool E Branagh – Youngs (USA) L 0 – 2 (19–21, 25–27) Crespo...
Stephanie Pohl and Okka Rau (GER) € 3,000.00 320.0 Rebekka Kadijk and MerelMooren (NED) € 3,000.00 320.0 Sona Novaková and Petra Novotná (CZE) € 3,000...
As Ellen Hoog Sophie Polkamp Kim Lammers Eva de Goede Marilyn Agliotti Merel de Blaeij Margot van Geffen Reserves: Floortje Engels (GK) Marieke Veenhoven-Mattheussens...
Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Rank Jeroen Mooren −60 kg Bye Mudranov (RUS) L 000–002 did not advance Dex Elmont −73 kg Bye...
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