Heiko Zinke is an

East German East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

sprint canoeist who competed in the mid-1980s. At the

1985 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1985 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Mechelen, Belgium. The men's competition consisted of six canoe (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak A kayak is a small, narrow watercraft which is typically propelled by means of ...

Mechelen Mechelen (; french: Malines ; traditional English name: MechlinMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical contex ...

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

, he won a complete set of medals with a gold in K-4 500 m, a silver in K-1 1000 m, and a bronze in the K-4 1000 m events.

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* * East German male canoeists Living people Year of birth missing (living people) ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak {{Germany-canoe-bio-stub