Ariane Herde (born 18 December 1979, Iserlohn) is a German-born, Dutch slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1990s to the late 2000s. She finished sixth in the K-1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Ariane Herde (born 18 December 1979, Iserlohn) is a German-born, Dutch slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1990s to the late 2000s. She finished sixth in the K-1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
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