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, mooren, merel, else, mooren, born, september, 1982, dutch, professional, beach, volleyball, indoor, volleyball, player, born, haarlem, personal, informationfull, namemerel, else, moorenborn, 1982, september, 1982, haarlem, netherlandshometownamstelveen,. Merel Else Mooren born 22 September 1982 is a Dutch professional beach volleyball and indoor volleyball player born in Haarlem Merel MoorenPersonal informationFull nameMerel Else MoorenBorn 1982 09 22 22 September 1982 age 40 Haarlem The NetherlandsHometownAmstelveen The NetherlandsHeight1 86 m 6 ft 1 in Weight70 kg 154 lb Beach volleyball informationCurrent teammateYears Teammate Tours points 2005 present Rebekka Kadijk 21 2246 Previous teammatesYears Teammate Tours points 2002 20022003 2004 Mered de VriesSanne Keizer 2 4 18 260 Best resultsYears Location Result2003 2005 20062004 Dutch nationalsLausanne Satellite 1st1stHonours Women s beach volleyballRepresenting NetherlandsEuropean Championships2005 Moscow Kadijk2006 Scheveningen KadijkLast updated 6 September 2006In 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 External links EditOfficial site Archived 3 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine Merel Mooren at the FIVB beach volleyball database Merel Mooren at the Beach Volleyball Database Merel Mooren at Olympics comMerel Mooren at Olympic org archived Merel Mooren at Olympedia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Merel Mooren amp oldid 1107310975, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
