Maaike Head
Dutch rower (born 1983)
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Maaike Christiane 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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FullnameMaaike Christiane Head
NationalityDutch
Born11 September 1983
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
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| Full name | Maaike Christiane Head | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 September 1983 Amsterdam, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
