Olaf Heukrodt (born 23 January 1962 in

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canoer who from the late 1970s to the early 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, Heukrodt won five medals with one gold (C-1 500 m:

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), 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

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with seven golds (C-1 500 m:

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, 1982,

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; C-1 1000 m: 1987, C-2 1000 m: 1985), four silvers (C-1 500 m:

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, C-2 1000 m: 1981, 1983; C-4 1000 m:

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), and two bronzes (C-1 500 m: 1991, C-2 1000 m: 1982). In October 1986, he was awarded a

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in gold (second class) for his sporting success. Heukrodt was married to swimmer Birgit Meineke.

References

Other sources

* * *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.

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