Nationality German Role Speed Skater Country East Germany
Germany Height 1.82 m | Sport Speed skating Weight 80 kg Name Olaf Zinke Club SC Dynamo Berlin | |
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Born 9 October 1966 (age 57) ( 1966-10-09 ) Bad Muskau, East Germany Personal best(s) 500 m: 37.74 (1990)
1000 m: 1:14.53 (1990)
1500 m: 1:53.64 (1993)
3000 m: 4:06.71 (1992)
5000 m: 7:04.23 (1988)
10 000 m: 15:00.6 (1988) Olympic medals Speed Skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics - Men's 1000m | ||
Olaf Zinke (born 9 October 1966) is a former speed skater.
Zinke specialised in the 1,000 metres and 1,500 metres distances. In 1990, at a World Cup race in Helsinki he proved his skill at top level for the first time, finishing first in the 1,500 metres leaving Johann Olav Koss and Michael Hadschieff behind him, and the next day he won the 1,000 metres by outpacing Dan Jansen and Eric Flaim. He peaked again at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. Leaving the Korean Kim Yoon-man behind by 0.01 seconds, Zinke won the 1,000 metres race and thereby the Olympic gold medal.
Personal records
Zinke has an Adelskalender score of 163.073 points.
References
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