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Ruth VAN DER Meijden
NEDWomenBirth dateAug 15, 1984
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Ruth VAN DER Meijden is a Netherlands middle-distance runner, born on August 15, 1984. She competes primarily in the 1500m, 3000m and 5000m.
Her personal bests include 4:32.91 in the 1500m, 9:20.81 in the 3000m, 16:39.96 in the 5000m, 34:25.94 in the 10000m and 1:13:01 in the Semi. She has earned 3 gold medals in major international competitions. She is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Netherlands.
Key facts
Marathon
2:29:30
10 Kilometres Road
33:17
Last competition
Mattoni Olomouc Half Marathon, Olomouc
Jun 15, 2024 · 1:20:30
Age
42 years old
As of Sep 23, 2026: Marathon 2:29:30, 10 Kilometres Road 33:17, 2024 season best 34:35 (Feb 11, 2024, Schoorl (NED)) · Last competition: Mattoni Olomouc Half Marathon, Olomouc, Jun 15, 2024, 1:20:30 · 42 years old
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10Kilometr | 34:35 | - | Feb 11, 2024 | ↑ | Groet uit Schoorl Run |
| 2024 | Semi | 1:20:30 | - | Jun 15, 2024 | ↓ | Mattoni Olomouc Half Marathon, Olomouc |
| 2023 | CrossCount | 28:29 | - | Nov 26, 2023 | ↓ | International Warandecross Tilburg, Tilburg - XC 8.0km |
| 2023 | 10Kilometr | 34:24 | - | Feb 12, 2023 | ↑ | Groet uit Schoorl Run |
| 2023 | 15Kilometr | 53:01 | - | Nov 19, 2023 | ↓ | NN Zevenheuvelenloop |
| 2023 | 10MilesRoa | 58:05 | - | Sep 17, 2023 | ↓ | Dam tot Damloop |
| 2023 | Semi | 1:16:39 | - | Oct 1, 2023 | ↓ | Amgen Singelloop Breda, Breda - Dutch Half Marathon Ch. |
| 2022 | CrossCount | 28:42 | - | Nov 27, 2022 | ↓ | International Warandecross Tilburg, Tilburg - XC 10.0km |
| 2022 | 10Kilometr | 35:06 | - | May 15, 2022 | ↑ | Dutch 10 km Road Running Championships, Venlo |
| 2022 | 15Kilometr | 52:33 | - | Nov 20, 2022 | ↓ | Nijmegen (NED) |
| 2022 | 10MilesRoa | 57:12 | - | Sep 17, 2022 | ↓ | Amsterdam (NED) |
| 2022 | Semi | 1:16:20 | - | Jun 11, 2022 | ↓ | Zwolle (NED) |
| 2022 | Marathon | 2:36:58 | - | Oct 9, 2022 | ↑ | Eindhoven (NED) |
| 2021 | CrossCount | 29:02 | - | Nov 28, 2021 | ↓ | International Warandecross Tilburg, Tilburg - XC 10.0km |
| 2021 | 10Kilometr | 34:29 | - | Aug 29, 2021 | ↑ | Dutch 10 km Road Running Championships, Hem |
| 2021 | Semi | 1:14:40 | - | Sep 11, 2021 | ↓ | Göteborg Half Marathon |
| 2021 | Marathon | 2:29:30 | - | Apr 18, 2021 | ↑ | Enschede Marathon |
| 2019 | 10Kilometr | 34:02 | - | Mar 24, 2019 | ↑ | Parelloop |
| 2019 | 10MilesRoa | 1:01:03 | - | Aug 17, 2019 | ↓ | Jever-Fun-Lauf 10M |
| 2019 | Semi | 1:14:34 | - | Mar 31, 2019 | ↓ | PZU Warsaw Half Marathon, Warszawa |
| 2019 | Marathon | 2:35:42 | - | May 19, 2019 | ↑ | Telnor Copenhagen Marathon, Copenhagen |
| 2018 | 3000m | 9:36.41 | - | May 10, 2018 | ↓ | Vught (NED) |
| 2018 | 5Kilometre | 16:42 | - | Apr 15, 2018 | ↓ | Korschenbroich City-Lauf |
| 2018 | 10Kilometr | 33:54 | - | Feb 11, 2018 | ↑ | Schoorl Groet Uit Run |
| 2018 | 10000m | 34:25.94 | - | Jun 9, 2018 | ↑ | Leiden (NED) |
| 2018 | 10MilesRoa | 56:32 | - | Sep 23, 2018 | ↓ | Dam tot Damloop |
| 2018 | Semi | 1:13:03 | - | Oct 7, 2018 | ↓ | Breda Singelloop |
| 2018 | Marathon | 2:33:27 | - | Feb 25, 2018 | ↑ | Sevilla Marathon |
| 2017 | 5Kilometre | 16:14 | - | May 21, 2017 | ↓ | Nijmegen (NED) |
| 2017 | 10Kilometr | 33:17 | - | Feb 12, 2017 | ↑ | Schoorl (NED) |
| 2017 | 15Kilometr | 51:06 | - | Nov 19, 2017 | ↓ | Nijmegen (NED) |
| 2017 | 10MilesRoa | 56:22 | - | Sep 17, 2017 | ↓ | Amsterdam (NED) |
| 2017 | Semi | 1:13:37 | - | Dec 17, 2017 | ↓ | - |
| 2017 | Marathon | 2:31:15 | - | Apr 9, 2017 | ↑ | Rotterdam (NED) |
| 2016 | 5Kilometre | 16:07 | - | May 22, 2016 | ↓ | Nijmegen (NED) |
| 2016 | 10Kilometr | 33:55 | - | Sep 4, 2016 | ↑ | Tilburg (NED) |
| 2016 | 15Kilometr | 52:56 | - | Nov 13, 2016 | ↓ | Nijmegen (NED) |
| 2016 | 10MilesRoa | 56:09 | - | Sep 18, 2016 | ↓ | Amsterdam (NED) |
| 2016 | Semi | 1:13:01 | - | May 1, 2016 | ↓ | Salzburg (AUT) |
| 2016 | Marathon | 2:33:44 | - | Oct 16, 2016 | ↑ | Amsterdam (NED) |
| 2015 | 5000m | 17:09.58 | - | Jun 27, 2015 | ↓ | Eindhoven (NED) |
| 2015 | CrossCount | 27:34 | - | Dec 13, 2015 | ↓ | 22nd SPAR European Cross Country Championships, Hyères |
| 2015 | 10Kilometr | 34:24 | - | Feb 8, 2015 | ↑ | Schoorl (NED) |
| 2015 | 15Kilometr | 52:45 | - | Nov 15, 2015 | ↓ | Nijmegen (NED) |
| 2015 | 10MilesRoa | 57:06 | - | Sep 20, 2015 | ↓ | Amsterdam (NED) |
| 2015 | Semi | 1:16:13 | - | Oct 4, 2015 | ↓ | Breda (NED) |
| 2014 | 3000m | 10:18.53 | - | Jan 11, 2014 | ↓ | Telde (ESP) |
| 2014 | 5Kilometre | 16:34 | - | May 18, 2014 | ↓ | Nijmegen (NED) |
| 2014 | 10Kilometr | 34:02 | - | Feb 9, 2014 | ↑ | Schoorl (NED) |
| 2014 | 15Kilometr | 51:20 | - | Nov 16, 2014 | ↓ | Nijmegen (NED) |
| 2014 | Semi | 1:13:21 | - | Mar 9, 2014 | ↓ | The Hague (NED) |
| 2014 | Marathon | 2:35:15 | - | Apr 13, 2014 | ↑ | Rotterdam (NED) |
| 2013 | 3000m | 9:20.81 | - | May 14, 2013 | ↓ | Eindhoven (NED) |
| 2013 | 5Kilometre | 16:16= | - | May 26, 2013 | ↓ | Nijmegen (NED) |
| 2013 | 5000m | 16:39.96 | - | Jul 21, 2013 | ↓ | Amsterdam (NED) |
| 2013 | 10Kilometr | 33:27 | - | Feb 10, 2013 | ↑ | Schoorl (NED) |
| 2013 | 15Kilometr | 52:46 | - | Nov 17, 2013 | ↓ | Nijmegen (NED) |
| 2013 | 10MilesRoa | 57:19 | - | Sep 22, 2013 | ↓ | Amsterdam (NED) |
| 2013 | 20Kilometr | 1:10:11 | - | Mar 3, 2013 | ↑ | Alphen aan den Rijn (NED) |
| 2013 | Semi | 1:14:07 | - | Mar 24, 2013 | ↓ | Venlo (NED) |
| 2013 | Marathon | 2:41:43 | - | Oct 13, 2013 | ↑ | Eindhoven (NED) |
| 2012 | 1500m | 4:32.91 | - | Jun 5, 2012 | - | Best (NED) |
| 2012 | 3000m | 9:22.44 | - | Jun 9, 2012 | ↓ | Leiden (NED) |
| 2012 | 5Kilometre | 16:38 | - | May 20, 2012 | ↓ | Nijmegen (NED) |
| 2012 | 5000m | 16:40.32 | - | Jun 17, 2012 | ↓ | Amsterdam (NED) |
| 2012 | 10Kilometr | 33:21 | - | Feb 12, 2012 | ↑ | Schoorl (NED) |
| 2012 | 20Kilometr | 1:11:16 | - | Mar 4, 2012 | ↑ | Alphen aan den Rijn (NED) |
| 2012 | Semi | 1:13:57 | - | Mar 25, 2012 | ↓ | Venlo (NED) |
| 2011 | 10Kilometr | 34:50 | - | Sep 4, 2011 | ↑ | Tilburg (NED) |
| 2011 | 10000m | 35:56.15 | - | Apr 28, 2011 | ↑ | Veenendaal (NED) |
| 2010 | 10Kilometr | 34:17 | - | Jun 19, 2010 | ↑ | Rijsbergen (NED) |
| 2009 | 10Kilometr | 36:04 | - | Jul 15, 2009 | ↑ | Voorthuizen (NED) |
| 2008 | 10Kilometr | 36:10 | - | Feb 10, 2008 | ↑ | Schoorl (NED) |
2024
3 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Semi | 1:20:30 | - | Jun 15 | Mattoni Olomouc Half Marathon, Olomouc |
10Kilometr | 36:31 | - | Apr 7 | Brunssum Parelloop, Brunssum |
10Kilometr | 34:35 | - | Feb 11 | Groet uit Schoorl Run |
2023
7 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CrossCount | 28:29 | - | Nov 26 | International Warandecross Tilburg, Tilburg - XC 8.0km |
15Kilometr | 53:01 | - | Nov 19 | NN Zevenheuvelenloop |
Semi | 1:16:39 | - | Oct 1 | Amgen Singelloop Breda, Breda - Dutch Half Marathon Ch. |
10MilesRoa | 58:05 | - | Sep 17 | Dam tot Damloop |
10Kilometr | 35:53 | - | Apr 2 | Brunssum Parelloop, Brunssum |
CrossCount | 31:45 | - | Feb 26 | Dutch Cross Country Championships, Nijverdal - XC 8.545 |
10Kilometr | 34:24 | - | Feb 12 | Groet uit Schoorl Run |
2022
9 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CrossCount | 28:42 | - | Nov 27 | International Warandecross Tilburg, Tilburg - XC 10.0km |
15Kilometr | 52:33 | - | Nov 20 | NN Zevenheuvelenloop, Nijmegen |
Marathon | 2:45:34 | - | Nov 6 | TCS New York City Marathon, New York, NY |
Marathon | 2:36:58 | - | Oct 9 | ASML Marathon Eindhoven, Eindhoven |
10MilesRoa | 57:12 | - | Sep 17 | Dam tot Damloop, Amsterdam |
Marathon | DNF | - | Aug 15 | European Athletics Championships, Olympiastadion, München |
Semi | 1:16:20 | - | Jun 11 | Scania Halve Marathon Zwolle, Zwolle |
10Kilometr | 35:06 | - | May 15 | Dutch 10 km Road Running Championships, Venlo |
Semi | 1:17:07 | - | Apr 24 | Movella Halve Marathon, Enschede |
2021
6 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CrossCount | 29:02 | - | Nov 28 | International Warandecross Tilburg, Tilburg - XC 10.0km |
CrossCount | 23:16 | - | Nov 7 | CrossCup de Mol, Mol - XC Long |
Marathon | 2:29:55 | - | Oct 17 | TCS Amsterdam Marathon |
Semi | 1:14:40 | - | Sep 11 | Göteborg Half Marathon |
10Kilometr | 34:29 | - | Aug 29 | Dutch 10 km Road Running Championships, Hem |
Marathon | 2:29:30 | - | Apr 18 | Enschede Marathon |
2019
6 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10MilesRoa | 1:01:03 | - | Aug 17 | Jever-Fun-Lauf 10M |
5000m | DNF | - | Jul 25 | Dutch Championships |
10Kilometr | 35:06 | - | Jun 29 | Stadsloop, Appingedam |
Marathon | 2:35:42 | - | May 19 | Telnor Copenhagen Marathon, Copenhagen |
Semi | 1:14:34 | - | Mar 31 | PZU Warsaw Half Marathon, Warszawa |
10Kilometr | 34:02 | - | Mar 24 | Parelloop |
2018
9 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Semi | 1:13:03 | - | Oct 7 | Breda Singelloop |
10MilesRoa | 56:32 | - | Sep 23 | Dam tot Damloop |
Marathon | 2:35:44 | - | Aug 12 | European Athletics Championships |
10000m | 34:25.94 | - | Jun 9 | Leiden Gouden Spike, Leiden - Dutch 10,000m Ch. |
3000m | 9:36.41 | - | May 10 | Vught Harry Schulting Games, Vught |
5Kilometre | 16:42 | - | Apr 15 | Korschenbroich City-Lauf |
Marathon | 2:33:27 | - | Feb 25 | Sevilla Marathon |
10Kilometr | 33:54 | - | Feb 11 | Schoorl Groet Uit Run |
Semi | 1:16:44 | - | Jan 14 | Egmond am Zee Half Marathon, Egmond aan Zee |
2017
10 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5Kilometre | 17:24 | - | Dec 31 | Trier Silvesterlauf, Trier |
Semi | 1:13:37 | - | Dec 17 | Dronten Half Marathon, Dronten |
15Kilometr | 51:55 | - | Dec 3 | Heerenberg Montferland Run, Heerenberg |
15Kilometr | 51:06 | - | Nov 19 | Nijmegen Zevenheuvelenloop, Nijmegen |
Semi | 1:15:23 | - | Oct 1 | Breda Singelloop, Breda |
10MilesRoa | 56:22 | - | Sep 17 | Dam tot Damloop, Amsterdam |
10Kilometr | 34:27 | - | Sep 3 | Tilburg Ladies Run, Tilburg |
5Kilometre | 16:14 | - | May 21 | Nijmegen Marikenloop, Nijmegen |
Marathon | 2:31:15 | - | Apr 9 | Rotterdam Marathon, Rotterdam |
Semi | 1:13:52 | - | Mar 19 | Dutch Half Marathon Championships, Nijmegen |
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Honours
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2021TCS Amsterdam Marathon
Marathon
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2017Dutch Half Marathon Championships
Half Marathon
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2011Dutch 10,000m Championships
10,000 Metres
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is Ruth VAN DER Meijden's Marathon personal best?
Ruth VAN DER Meijden's Marathon personal best is 2:29:30, set on Apr 18, 2021 in Enschede (NED).
Which events does Ruth VAN DER Meijden compete in?
Ruth VAN DER Meijden competes in the Marathon and 10 Kilometres Road.
How did Ruth VAN DER Meijden perform in 2024?
2024 season best: 34:35, set on Feb 11, 2024 in Schoorl (NED). Last competition: Mattoni Olomouc Half Marathon, Olomouc on Jun 15, 2024, 1:20:30.