# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gerard-nijboer
# Generated: 2026-09-07T19:19:19.671Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gerard-nijboer"
name: "Gerard Nijboer"
slug: "gerard-nijboer"
description: "Gerhardus Marinus Maria Nijboer is a Dutch former long-distance runner. Nijboer competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980, 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."
tagline: "Dutch long-distance runner"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gerard_Nijboer_1982.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "NL"
category:
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  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
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  slug: "athlete"
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birthDate: "1955-08-18"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           15.74686933333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump