Olaf Zinke

Olaf Zinke ( born October 9, 1966 in Bad Muskau ) is a former German speed skater.

By far the biggest success of the launching of the SC Berlin learned automotive locksmith prong was completely surprising Olympic gold medal over 1000 meters at the Olympic Winter Games in Albertville in 1992 with one hundredth of a second in front of the South Korean Yun -Man Kim. Over 1500 meters, he finished 6th place. Neither before nor after he could even come close to achieve a comparable performance in international competitions, but he won out in the Olympic Games, two World Cup races and ran a total of ten times among the top three. He made his debut in December 1986 in the World Cup and ran his last race in January 1994. Overall World Cup In 1990 he was on the 1000 - meter course third party, on the 1500 -meter distance in fourth. The following season, he was again fourth on the 1000 meter course.