Bernardina Maria "Berny" Boxem-Lenferink (née Lenferink on 12 May 1948) is a retired Dutch middle-distance runner. She competed at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

in the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') 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 Athletic ...

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 to Wijlen Antonius Jan Lenferink and Wilhelmina Maria Boswerger in a family of nine siblings. She came to 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 crosscountry titles (2600 m in 1971 and 2500 m in 1972).

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