Monika Merl (née Grądzka; born 21 September 1979 in

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, Poland) is a German

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runner and former champion in the 800 meters in Germany.

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. Her personal best time is 2:00.16 minutes, achieved in August 2006 in

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. She represented the athletics club TV Wattenscheid 01 prior to her retirement from the sport.

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* 1979 births Living people People from Sztum Athletes from Pomeranian Voivodeship Polish emigrants to Germany German female middle-distance runners German national athletics champions Polish expatriate sportspeople in Germany {{Germany-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub