Delvine Relin Meringor

Delvine Relin Meringor
Meringor at the 2024 European Championships
Personal information
NationalityRomanian
Born (1992-08-01) 1 August 1992 (age 32)
Kapsangar, Kenya
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Marathon: 2:20:29 (2023)
Half marathon: 1:07:48 (2021)

Delvine Relin Meringor (born 1 August 1992) is a Kenyan-born Romanian long distance runner. She ran the marathon at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1]

Career

Running for Kenya, she finished fourth in Edinburgh at the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in the Junior women's race, Winning a silver medal in the team event.[2]

She was given Romanian citizenship in May 2021.[3] [4] In March 2023, she finished in 3rd place at the Barcelona Marathon in a time of 2:20:48.[5]

She finished fourth at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in the Women's half marathon, running a time of 1:09:25 in Rome.[6]

She ran the marathon at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris on 11 August 2024, placing seventh overall.[7][8] In December 2024, she finished fourth at the European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Delvine Relin Meringor". world athletics. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Meringor gets another chance on global stage". Standard Media. 12 March 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Kenyans Joan Chelimo, Stella Ruto and Delvine Meringor received Romanian citizenship. Two of them are qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in the marathon". click.ro. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  4. ^ "The 2024 Olympic Games. Romania is represented by two athletes of Kenyan origin. Who are Delvine Relin Meringor and Joan Chelimo Melly". observatornews. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Jocurile Olimpice 2024: România reprezentată de două atlete de origine kenyană în proba de maraton". puterea.ro. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  6. ^ "The first medal won by Romania at the European Athletics Championships in Rome!". sport.ro. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  7. ^ Masgras, Alex (11 August 2024). "Team Romania at the 2024 Olympic Games – day 16 - Joan Melly and Delvine Meringor will start the marathon". as.ro. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Delvine Meringor, the athlete born in Kenya who represents Romania, finished in 7th place in the marathon at the Olympic Games! Joan Melly dropped out". gsp.ro. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Battocletti caps history year with gold at Antalya 2024". European Athletics. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.