ATHLETE

Gerard Nijboer

1955 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gerard Nijboer has received more than 36,344 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Gerard Nijboer is the 2,133rd most popular athlete (down from 1,814th in 2019), the 1,034th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 975th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Dutch Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Gerard Nijboer ranks 2,133 out of 6,025. Before him are Imre Farkas, Stefan Lövgren, Igor Nikulin, Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen, Lisa Vittozzi, and Jānis Ķipurs. After him are Yury Sharov, Walter Byron, Eva Korpela, Vladimir Muravyov, Trevor Coker, and Valentyna Kozyr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Gerard Nijboer ranks 546. Before him are Andrew M. Allen, Diana Scarwid, Andrew Stevens, Gregor Braun, Iain Pears, and Marek Dziuba. After him are Heribert Weber, Philippe Lafontaine, Steven M. Greer, Klas Östergren, Barbara Kingsolver, and Natalya Petrusyova.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Gerard Nijboer ranks 1,034 out of 1,646. Before him are John de Wolf (1962), Hedwiges Maduro (1985), Gertjan Verbeek (1962), Giedo van der Garde (1985), Erik Dekker (1970), and Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen (1928). After him are Carry Geijssen (1947), Joop Hiele (1958), Nicky Romero (1989), Nyck de Vries (1995), Anwar El Ghazi (1995), and Marten de Roon (1991).

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Among ATHLETES In Netherlands

Among athletes born in Netherlands, Gerard Nijboer ranks 25. Before him are Johannes Terwogt (1878), Walter Middelberg (1875), Frode Andresen (1973), Erik Hartsuiker (1940), Frans Maassen (1965), and Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen (1928). After him are Piet Kleine (1951), Femke Bol (2000), Coenraad Hiebendaal (1879), Tijjani Reijnders (1998), Hans van Helden (1948), and Yvonne van Gennip (1964).

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