Nikita den Boer

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]

She lives in Haarlem, Netherlands.^[20][21]