Career
Zinke specialised in the 1,000 metres and 1,500 metres distances. He peaked again at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. Zinke has an Adelskalender score of 163.073 points.
Zinke specialised in the 1,000 metres and 1,500 metres distances. He peaked again at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. Zinke has an Adelskalender score of 163.073 points.
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. Leaving the Korean Kim Yoon-man behind by 0.01 seconds, Zinke won the 1,000 metres race and thereby the Olympic gold medal.
