Nikita den Boer

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

Nikita den Boer
Personal information
Born (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991 (age 30)
Haarlem, Netherlands
Home townHaarlem, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportWheelchair racing
Disability classT54
Coached byArno Mul
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  Netherlands
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Marathon T54
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Bydgoszcz 1500 m T54
Silver medal – second place 2021 Bydgoszcz 5000 m T54
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Bydgoszcz 800 m T54

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 2020 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]

In 2019, 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 2021 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. ^ a b "Women's 5000 metres T54" (PDF). 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. Archived (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.
  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. ^ a b "London Marathon 2020: David Weir misses out on ninth wheelchair title". BBC Sport. 4 October 2020. Archived 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. Archived 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. Archived 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. Archived 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.
  14. ^ "Women's 5000 metres T54 Final" (PDF). 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Women's 800 metres T54 Final" (PDF). 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  19. ^ "Athletics den BOER Nikita - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". .. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  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.
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