Maike Nollen (born 15 November 1977, in

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) is a German

sprint canoer Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing. The term is still in use today ...

who competed in the early to mid-2000s. She won a gold medal in the K-4 500 m event at the

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. Nollen also won three medals at the

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with two silvers (K-2 1000 m:

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, K-4 500 m:

) and a bronze (K-4 200 m: 2002).

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