Nikita den Boer

Nikita den Boer (born 8 January 1991) 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.

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

Career

In 2014, Den Boer became an ambassador of the Johan Cruyff Foundation which aims to improve sport opportunities for children with disabilities.

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

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. She also won the bronze medal in the women's 800 metres T54 event.

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

Personal life

She lives in Haarlem, Netherlands.

Achievements

Representing 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 2024 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 9th Marathon 1:50:45 Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 5th Marathon 1:46:18