Maaike Smit, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Maaike Smit

former Dutch Wheelchair tennis and Wheelchair basketball player

Date of Birth: 07-Aug-1966

Place of Birth: Emmeloord, Flevoland, Netherlands

Profession: wheelchair tennis player, wheelchair basketball player

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Maaike Smit (7 August 1966, in Emmeloord) is a former Dutch Wheelchair tennis and Wheelchair basketball player.Smit started at the age of 20 with tennis.
Smiths played at the US Open and Australian Open.
She won the Florida Open International Wheelchair Tennis Championship 4 times.
In 1996 Smit won a gold medal in the singles wheelchair event at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta.
In the doubles she won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens.She was sponsored by "Invacare" (Produces Wheelchairs and other equipment for disabled people).