Maria Sterk (born 5 June 1979, in Hallum) is a Dutch marathon speed skater.

In 2005, she finished in third position of the Essent Cup and on 11 February of that year she announced to attack the women's world hour speed skating record, which was held by Lilian van Tol at that time.

[1] On 30 March 2005, she broke the world record in the Thialf stadium of Heerenveen and set the distance at 36.441,26 metres.

She was unable to win any of the races, but finished in second position in two races and gained enough points to claim the second place in the final rankings behind Daniëlle Bekkering, but in front of Elma de Vries.

[4] She also managed to claim one second and two third positions at the Essent Cup 2006–07, which is still running.