Ann Mercken
{{Short description|Belgian hurdler (born 1974)}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|05|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = Hasselt, Belgium
| height = {{convert|1.77|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|71|kg|lb|abbr=on}} (1996)
| sport = Track and field
| event = 400 metres hurdles
| club = AVT Hasselt
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Ann Mercken (born 6 May 1974 in Hasselt[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418111424/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/ann-mercken-1.html Sports-Reference profile]) is a retired Belgian athlete who specialised in the 400 metres hurdles.{{World Athletics}} She represented her country at the 1996 Summer Olympics reaching the semifinals. She also competed at the 1999 World Championships.
Her personal best in the event is 54.95, set in 1996. This was the national record until Paulien Couckuyt improved it to 54.90 at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Competition record
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1995
|6th |400 m hurdles |
1996
|12th (sf) |400 m hurdles |
1998
|18th (h) |400 m hurdles |
rowspan=2|1999
|8th |400 m hurdles |
World Championships
|21st (h) |400 m hurdles |
2001
|5th |400 m hurdles |
2002
|11th (h) |400 m hurdles |
References
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Category:Belgian female hurdlers
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for Belgium
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Belgium
Category:Sportspeople from Hasselt
Category:Competitors at the 1995 Summer Universiade
Category:Competitors at the 1999 Summer Universiade
Category:Competitors at the 2001 Summer Universiade
Category:Belgian Athletics Championships winners
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