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Maaike Head (born 11 September 1983 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch rower. She competed in the lightweight double sculls at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics. In the latter, she won the gold medal together with Ilse Paulis.
Career
In 2016, Head and Paulis broke the world record in the lightweight double sculls.
Before rowing, she participated in speed skating, winning a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 2003 World Junior Championships in Kushiro, Japan, and participating in Dutch Allround Championships.
References
- "Olympisch roeigoud oud-schaatsster Maaike Head" (in Dutch). Schaatsen.nl. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
External links
- Maaike Head at World Rowing
- Maaike Head at Olympedia (archive)
- Maaike Head at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Maaike Head at Olympics.com
- Maaike Head at Olympic.org (archived)
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