Maaike Head

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Maaike Head
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Maaike Head in 2016
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro LW2x
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Chungjiu LW4x
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Amsterdam LW4x
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Brandenburg LW2x

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.

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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. [1]

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References

  1. "Olympisch roeigoud oud-schaatsster Maaike Head" (in Dutch). Schaatsen.nl. August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2016.