Niek van der Velden (born 28 May 2000) is a Dutch snowboarder.
Van der Velden used to do gymnastics, but when he was 15 years old, he was scouted by the Dutch Ski Federation.
For that reason, Van der Velden moved from Nispen to Papendal to train at the national training centre, part of the national junior team.
In March 2017, Van der Velden broke his left tibia in Sierra Nevada, Spain.
[3] However, due to a crash in the last training for the slopestyle, he broke his right arm and was not able to compete.