Nikita den Boer

Nikita den Boer (born 8 January 1991)[1] is a Dutch wheelchair racer. In 2020, she won the women's wheelchair race at the 2020 London Marathon in London, United Kingdom.

In this Dutch name, the surname is den Boer, not Boer.
Nikita den Boer
Personal information
Born (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991
Haarlem, Netherlands
Home townHaarlem, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportWheelchair racing
Disability classT54
Coached byArno Mul

Career

In 2014, she became an ambassador of the Johan Cruyff Foundation which aims to improve sport opportunities for children with disabilities.[2]

In 2019, she finished in 8th place in the women's wheelchair race at the 2019 London Marathon in London, United Kingdom.[3] In the same year, she broke the Dutch national women's 5000 metres T54 at a race in Switzerland,[4] 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][5] It was her first race at a global tournament.[6] Den Boer won the 2020 London Marathon in October 2020.[3][7][8] She has qualified to represent the Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.[9]

Personal life

She lives in Haarlem, Netherlands.[10]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Netherlands
2019 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 8th Marathon 1:52:12
World Para Athletics Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 4th 5000 m 12:16.00
2020 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 1st Marathon 1:40:07

References
  1. "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. "Haarlemse Nikita en Johan Cruyff". Rodi (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 October 2020. "Nikita den Boer was 23 years old on 12 april 2014
  3. "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.
  4. "Nationaal record voor para-atlete Nikita den Boer". Haarlems Dagblad (in Dutch). 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. "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.
  6. "WK DUBAI - DAG 7: RANKI OBEROI WERELDKAMPIOEN!" (in Dutch). Atletiek.nl. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  7. "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.
  8. 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.
  9. "Nikita den Boer and Brent Lakatos win for the first time in London". World Para Athletics. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  10. "Haarlemse para-atleet Nikita Den Boer plaatst zich voor WK in Dubai". Rodi (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 October 2020.
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