Olaf Zinke
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NationalityGerman
Born9 October 1966 (age 58)
Bad Muskau, East Germany
Bad Muskau, East Germany
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
.JPG) Zinke in 2010 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 October 1966 (age 58) Bad Muskau, East Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  East Germany Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Dynamo Berlin | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 South Korean Kim Yoon-man behind by 0.01 seconds, Zinke won the 1,000 metres race and thereby the Olympic gold medal.
