Maaike Head
Maaike Christiane Head (* 11. September 1983 in Amsterdam ) is a former Dutch lightweight - rower and Olympic champion.
Career
Maaike Head only started rowing in 2007. At the 2009 World Championships she competed with Rianne Sigmond in the lightweight double scull and finished ninth. In 2010 the two rowed to ninth place at the European championships and thirteenth place at the world championships . After a ninth place at the 2011 World Championships , they qualified for the Olympic Regatta in Lucerne in May 2012 with a second place , and then reached eighth place in Eton.
At the 2013 World Championships , Maaike Head competed in two boat classes: With Elisabeth Woerner , she achieved sixth place in the lightweight double scull; the lightweight quadruple sculls with Mirte Kraaijkamp , Maaike Head, Rianne Sigmond and Marie-Anne Frenken won the title. Woerner and Head also competed together at the 2014 European Championships and finished in fifth place. At the world championships in the same year Maaike Head rowed with Mirte Kraaijkamp, Elisabeth Woerner and Ilse Paulis in the lightweight quadruple sculls and defended the world championship title. In 2015, Woerner and Head again took fifth place in the lightweight double scull at the European Championships . At the 2015 World Championships , Maaike Head and Ilse Paulis competed in the lightweight double sculls and missed direct Olympic qualification with 14th place. Head and Paulis started the 2016 Olympic season with a victory at the 2016 European Championships . After Paulis and Head were able to qualify for the Olympic Games in Lucerne, they won the World Cup regatta in Poznan. The two Dutch women crowned the 2016 season by winning the gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games . After that, Head's international career ended.
Web links
- Maaike Head at Worldrowing.com ( FISA database )
- Maaike Head in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Head, Maaike |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Head, Maaike Christiane (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch rower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 11, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Amsterdam |