Nienke Brinkman (pronounced [ˈniŋkə ˈbrɪŋkmɑn]; born 28 October 1993) is a Dutch long-distance runner, both on the road as well as on trails.

She was a keen field hockey player and played in the Dutch National League 2 as a midfielder.

[2] After moving to Zürich to complete a PhD in geophysics, Brinkman discovered that field hockey was only a fringe sport in Switzerland, and began to run as a hobby.

Instead of this, Brinkman successfully completed 2 marathons within the space of a month on a lap of Lake Zurich, running 2:43 and 2:39.

[9] This result also meant that in August, she travelled with the fastest time of the field to the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, where she ended up finishing third in the race after experiencing stomach problems.