Berny Boxem-Lenferink
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Bernardina Maria "Berny" Boxem-Lenferink (; 12 May 1948 – 12 April 2023), was a Dutch
middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, ranging from 500 metres up to . The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distanc ...
. She competed at the
1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...
in the
1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilomet ...
event and finished in ninth place. She won a silver medal at the
1971 International Cross Country Championships The 1971 International Cross Country Championships was held in San Sebastián, Spain, at the Lasarte Hippodrome on 20 March 1971. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald. Complete results for men, junior men, women, medalli ...
.


Biography

Berny Lenferink was born in
Albergen Albergen (Tweants: ) is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Tubbergen, and lies about 7 km east of Almelo. Services Albergen has few services, because a lot of services can be found in bigger tow ...
, to Wijlen Antonius Jan Lenferink and Wilhelmina Maria Boswerger in a family of nine siblings. She joined an athletics club following her elder sister Ans. In 1968, she competed in her first national championships, in the 800 m, and finished behind Ans, who won the bronze medal. During that race she broke a bone in her foot, which hindered her training through 1968–1969. On 23 December 1970, Lenferinke married Leo Boxem and changed her last name to Boxem-Lenferink. She retired from athletics shortly after the 1972 Olympics, aged 24, due to lack of motivation. During her career she won two national cross country titles (2600 m in 1971 and 2500 m in 1972). She died on 12 April 2023, aged 74, in
Mijdrecht Mijdrecht is a town in the Netherlands with about 16,000 residents. It is located in the municipality of De Ronde Venen, about west of the main A2 motorway, between Utrecht and Amsterdam. The main street is the Dorpstraat, where most shops an ...
where she lived.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boxem-Lenferink, Berny 1948 births 2023 deaths Dutch female middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Netherlands People from Tubbergen 21st-century Dutch women Athletes from Overijssel 20th-century Dutch sportswomen