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Birth name | Heike Schalling | |||||||||||||||
Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||
Born |
Weimar, East Germany |
1 June 1966 |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||||||
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Country | East Germany Germany |
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Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||
Club | ESC Erfurt | |||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1981 | |||||||||||||||
Retired | 1998 | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Heike Warnicke (German pronunciation: ['haɪkə 'vaɐnɪkə]; née Schalling, later Sinaki, born 1 June 1966) is a German speed skater who competed in the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics.
She was born in Weimar.
In 1992 she won the silver medal in the 3000 metres event as well as in the 5000 metres competition, both times behind Gunda Niemann. In the 1500 metres contest she finished eighth.
Two years later, at the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, she finished 14th in the 5000 metres event, 15th in the 3000 metres competition, and 26th in the 1500 metres contest.