Maaike Head
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Maaike Head(born 11 September 1983 inAmsterdam) is a Dutchrower.She competed in thelightweight double scullsat the2012 Summer Olympicsand the2016 Summer Olympics.In the latter, she won the gold medal together withIlse Paulis.
Career
[edit]In 2016, Head and Paulis broke theworld recordin 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 inKushiro,Japan, and participating inDutch Allround Championships.[1]
References
[edit]- ^"Olympisch roeigoud oud-schaatsster Maaike Head"(in Dutch). Schaatsen.nl. August 12, 2016.RetrievedAugust 12,2016.
External links
[edit]- Maaike HeadatWorld Rowing
- Maaike HeadatOlympedia
- Maaike HeadatOlympics at Sports-Reference.com(archived)
- Maaike HeadatOlympics.com
- Maaike Headat Olympic.org (archived)
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Since 1984 and, after 1996 in non-Olympic years, this boat class has been aWorld Championships event;seeWorld champions – Lightweight women's double sculls |
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- Dutch female speed skaters
- Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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- Olympic rowers for the Netherlands
- Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands
- Olympic medalists in rowing
- Rowers from Amsterdam
- World Rowing Championships medalists for the Netherlands
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau
- European Rowing Championships medalists
- 21st-century Dutch women
- 20th-century Dutch women
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