Olaf Heukrodt

East German sprint canoeist

Olaf Heukrodt

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Representing  East Germany
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul C-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow C-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul C-2 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow C-1 500 m
Representing  Germany
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona C-1 500 m
World Championships
Representing  East Germany
Gold medal – first place 1981 Nottingham C-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1982 Belgrade C-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1985 Mechelen C-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1985 Mechelen C-2 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1986 Montreal C-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1987 Duisburg C-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1987 Duisburg C-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1981 Nottingham C-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1983 Tampere C-2 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1989 Plovdiv C-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Belgrade C-2 1000 m
Representing  Germany
Silver medal – second place 1991 Paris C-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Paris C-1 500 m

Olaf Heukrodt (born 23 January 1962 in Magdeburg) is a German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1970s to the early 1990s.

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

  1. ^ "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

  • 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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