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Olaf Zinke (born 9 October 1966 in Bad Muskau , East Germany ) is a former Speed Skater . Olaf 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 Korea n Yoo-Man Kim 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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