Marko Ewout Koers (born November 3, 1972, in Molenhoek, Limburg) is a retired middle distance runner from the

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, who represented his native country at three consecutive

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, starting in

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. He competed in the

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and

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. Koers won the

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in the 800 metres at the 1998 European Indoor Athletics Championships, behind

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's Nils Schumann. He won the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships – Men's 1,500 meter run while competing for the

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Competition record

References

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Dutch Olympic Committee
1972 births Living people Dutch male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for the Netherlands Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Illinois Fighting Illini men's track and field athletes People from Mook en Middelaar Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) World Athletics Championships athletes for the Netherlands FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Netherlands Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade Athletes from Limburg (Netherlands) NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-athletics-bio-stub