Margriet van den Broek

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Born (1974-03-30) 30 March 1974 (age 51)[1][2]
CountryNetherlands
Events
Margriet van den Broek
van den Broek at the 2017 London Marathon
Personal information
Born (1974-03-30) 30 March 1974 (age 51)[1][2]
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportWheelchair racing
Events
Coached byArno Mul
Medal record
Women's para-athletics
Representing  Netherlands
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2015 Doha400 m T54
Bronze medal – third place2015 Doha800 m T54
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Berlin800 m T54
Silver medal – second place2014 Swansea100 m T54
Silver medal – second place2018 Berlin5000 m T54
Bronze medal – third place2018 Berlin1500 m T54

Margriet van den Broek (born 30 March 1974)[1] is a Dutch wheelchair racer. She won the gold medal in the women's 800 metres T54 event at the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships held in Berlin, Germany.[3][4] She also won the silver medal in the women's 5000 metres T54 event and the bronze medal in the women's 1500 metres T54 event.

In 2014, van den Broek won the silver medal in the women's 100 metres T54 event at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships held in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. In the same year, she also won the silver medal in the women's wheelchair race at the 2014 Berlin Marathon held in Berlin, Germany.

In 2015, she won the bronze medal in both the women's 400 metres T54 and women's 800 metres T54 events at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships held in Doha, Qatar.

In 2019, she finished in 4th place in the women's wheelchair race at the 2019 Tokyo Marathon in Tokyo, Japan. In 2020, she finished in 5th place in the women's wheelchair race at the 2020 London Marathon in London, United Kingdom.[5]

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