Nikita den Boer

In this Dutch name, the surname is den Boer, not Boer.

Nikita den Boer (born 8 January 1991)^[1] is a Dutch wheelchair racer. She won the bronze medal in the women's marathon T54 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.^[2][3]

Nikita den Boer

Den Boer competing in the women's marathon T54 at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Citizenship	Netherlands
Born	(1991-01-08) 8 January 1991 (age 32) Haarlem, Netherlands
Home town	Haarlem, Netherlands
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Wheelchair racing
Disability class	T54
Coached by	Arno Mul
Medal record Women's para-athletics Representing  Netherlands Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo Marathon T54 European Championships 2021 Bydgoszcz 1500 m T54 2021 Bydgoszcz 5000 m T54 2021 Bydgoszcz 800 m T54

In 2020, she won the women's wheelchair race at the London Marathon in London, United Kingdom.^[4]

Career

In 2014, she became an ambassador of the Johan Cruyff Foundation which aims to improve sport opportunities for children with disabilities.^[5]

She finished in 8th place in the women's wheelchair race at the 2019 London Marathon in London, United Kingdom.^[6] In the same year, she broke the Dutch national women's 5000 metres T54 at a race in Switzerland,^[7] and finished in 4th place in the women's 5000 metres T54 event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.^[1][8] It was her first race at a global tournament.^[9] Den Boer won the 2020 London Marathon in October 2020.^[6][10][11] As a result, she qualified to represent the Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.^[12]

In 2021, she won the silver medal in the women's 1500 metres T54 and women's 5000 metres T54 events at the World Para Athletics European Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland.^[13][14] She also won the bronze medal in the women's 800 metres T54 event.^[15][16]

At the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, she won the bronze medal in the women's marathon T54 event.^[17] She also finished in 4th place in the women's 5000 metres T54 event with a new personal best of 11:15.37.^[18] She finished in 7th place in the women's 1500 metres T54 event.^[19]

Personal life

She lives in Haarlem, Netherlands.^[20][21]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Netherlands
2019	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	8th	Marathon	1:52:12
	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	4th	5000 m	12:16.00
2020	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	1st	Marathon	1:40:07
2021	European Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	2nd	1500 m	3:38.99
			3rd	800 m	1:52.65
			2nd	5000 m	11:54.17
	Summer Paralympics	Tokyo, Japan	4th	5000 m	11:15.37
			7th	1500 m	3:29.11
			3rd	Marathon	1:38:16
	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	4th	Marathon	1:44:54

References

1. "Women's 5000 metres T54" (PDF). 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
2. Houston, Michael (5 September 2021). "De Rozario takes women's marathon title in thrilling finish on final day of Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 September 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
3. "Glory for Michishita, golden sweep for Hug at Tokyo in marathon". Paralympic.org. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
4. "2020 London Marathon Results". NBC Sports. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
5. "Haarlemse Nikita en Johan Cruyff". Rodi (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 October 2020. "Nikita den Boer was 23 years old on 12 april 2014
6. "London Marathon 2020: David Weir misses out on ninth wheelchair title". BBC Sport. 4 October 2020. from the original on 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
7. "Nationaal record voor para-atlete Nikita den Boer". Haarlems Dagblad (in Dutch). 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
8. "Para-atleet Oberoi springt naar goud: 'Ik ben gewoon wereldkampioen!'". NOS (in Dutch). 13 November 2019. from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
9. "WK DUBAI - DAG 7: RANKI OBEROI WERELDKAMPIOEN!" (in Dutch). Atletiek.nl. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
10. "Nikita den Boer and Brent Lakatos win for the first time in London". paralympic.org. 4 October 2020. from the original on 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
11. Morgan, Liam (4 October 2020). "Den Boer upsets Schär to win women's wheelchair race at London Marathon". InsideTheGames.biz. from the original on 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
12. "Nikita den Boer and Brent Lakatos win for the first time in London". World Para Athletics. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
13. "Women's 1500 metres T54 Final" (PDF). 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships. Retrieved 2 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
14. "Women's 5000 metres T54 Final" (PDF). 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships. Retrieved 5 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
15. "Women's 800 metres T54 Final" (PDF). 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships. Retrieved 2 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
16. Swagers, Stef (5 June 2021). "Goud en zilver voor Noord-Hollandse para-atleten op slotdag EK". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 June 2021.
17. "Den Boer pakt met brons op marathon laatste Nederlandse plak op Paralympics". NU.nl (in Dutch). 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
18. "Women's 5000 metres T54 Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. (PDF) from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
19. "Athletics den BOER Nikita - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". .. Retrieved 10 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
20. Borcherts, Reemt (17 November 2020). "Nikita den Boer: "Ayrton Senna inspireert mij nog steeds"". TeamNL (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 June 2021.
21. "Haarlemse para-atleet Nikita Den Boer plaatst zich voor WK in Dubai". Rodi (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 October 2020.

External links

•   Media related to Nikita den Boer at Wikimedia Commons