Olaf Zinke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Olaf Zinke

German speed skater

Date of Birth: 09-Oct-1966

Place of Birth: Bad Muskau, Saxony, Germany

Profession: speed skater

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Olaf Zinke

  • 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.

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