Gerard Nijboer

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Gerard Nijboer

Nijboer in 1982
Personal information
Full name	Gerhardus Marinus Maria Nijboer
Born	(1955-08-18) 18 August 1955 (age 69) Hasselt, Overijssel, Netherlands
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Athletics
Event	Marathon
Medal record Olympic Games 1980 Moscow Marathon European Championships 1982 Athens Marathon

Gerhardus Marinus Maria Nijboer (Dutch: [ɣeːˈrɑrdʏs maːˈrinʏs maːˈrijaː ˈnɛibuːr]; born 18 August 1955) is a former Dutch long-distance runner. Nijboer competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980 (Moscow, Soviet Union), when he won the silver medal in the marathon.^[1] He became European champion in the marathon in 1982, for which he was named Dutch Sportsman of the year.

His personal best time was 2:09:01 at the Amsterdam Marathon of 26 April 1980, which was at the time the second best marathon ever (after Derek Clayton's 2:08:34 run in 1969).^{[nb 1]}

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