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.
Personal records Distance Result Date Location 500 m 37.74 10 March 1990 Heerenveen 1,000 m 1:14.53 11 March 1990 Heerenveen 1,500 m 1:53.64 5 December 1993 Hamar 3,000 m 4:06.71 18 January 1992 Davos 5,000 m 7:04.23 25 March 1988 Medeo 10,000 m 15:00.6 26 March 1988 Medeo Big combination 165.219 26 March 1988 Medeo Small combination 165.248 25 March 1988 Medeo Sprint combination 151.880 17 March 1990 Inzell
Zinke has an Adelskalender score of 163.073 points.
References Olaf Zinke at SkateResults.com Olaf Zinke at DESG (Deutsche Eisschnelllauf Gemeinschaft) (in German)