Olaf Heukrodt (born 23 January 1962 in Magdeburg) is a German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1970s to the early 1990s.
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's canoe sprint | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
Representing  East Germany
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1988 Seoul | C-1 500 m |
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1980 Moscow | C-2 1000 m |
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1988 Seoul | C-2 1000 m |
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1980 Moscow | C-1 500 m |
Representing  Germany
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1992 Barcelona | C-1 500 m |
| World Championships | ||
| Representing East Germany
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1981 Nottingham | C-1 500 m |
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1982 Belgrade | C-1 500 m |
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1985 Mechelen | C-1 500 m |
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1985 Mechelen | C-2 1000 m |
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1986 Montreal | C-1 500 m |
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1987 Duisburg | C-1 500 m |
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1987 Duisburg | C-1 1000 m |
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1981 Nottingham | C-2 1000 m |
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1983 Tampere | C-2 1000 m |
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1989 Plovdiv | C-1 500 m |
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1982 Belgrade | C-2 1000 m |
| Representing Germany
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1991 Paris | C-4 1000 m |
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1991 Paris | C-1 500 m |
Competing in three Summer Olympics, Heukrodt won five medals with one gold (C-1 500 m: 1988), two silvers (C-2 1000 m: 1980, C-2 1000 m: 1988), and two bronzes (C-1 500 m: 1980, 1992).
Heukrodt also won 13 medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with seven golds (C-1 500 m: 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987; C-1 1000 m: 1987, C-2 1000 m: 1985), four silvers (C-1 500 m: 1989, C-2 1000 m: 1981, 1983; C-4 1000 m: 1991), and two bronzes (C-1 500 m: 1991, C-2 1000 m: 1982). In October 1986, he was awarded a Star of People's Friendship in gold (second class) for his sporting success.[1]
Heukrodt was married to swimmer Birgit Meineke.
References edit
- ^ "Hohe staatliche Auszeichnungen verliehen" [Awarded high state awards]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 42, no. 243. 15 October 1986. p. 6. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
Other sources edit
- Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–41 at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 January 2010). Additional archives: 13 January 2016.
- Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009). Additional archives: 11 March 2016.
- Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Men's Canadian Singles 500 Meters". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 479.
- Olaf Heukrodt at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 25 August 2007)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olaf Heukrodt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
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