Gerhardus Marinus Maria Nijboer (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. 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). Notes References 1955 births Living people Dutch male marathon runners Dutch male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists Olympic athletes of the Netherlands Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands World Athletics Championships athletes for the Netherlands People from Zwartewaterland Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Sportspeople from Overijssel 20th-century Dutch people