About Maaike Head
Born 1983. Maaike Head is a Dutch speed skater and rower.
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.
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.
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Dutch rower
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Maaike Head was born on 11 September 1983 in Amsterdam.
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