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Citizenship | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Haarlem, Netherlands | 8 January 1991||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Haarlem, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wheelchair racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | T54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Arno Mul | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
In 2020, she won the women's wheelchair race at the London Marathon in London, United Kingdom. [4]
In 2014, Den Boer became an ambassador of the Johan Cruyff Foundation which aims to improve sport opportunities for children with disabilities. [5]
Den Boer 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, Den Boer 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, Den Boer 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]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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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 |
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"Nikita den Boer was 23 years old on 12 april 2014