Heike Warnicke
Encyclopedia
Heike Warnicke is a German
speed skater
who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics
and in the 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.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
speed skater
Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics
1992 Winter Olympics
The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics...
and in the 1994 Winter Olympics
1994 Winter Olympics
The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event. Lillehammer was awarded the games in 1988, after having beat...
.
She was born in Weimar
Weimar
Weimar is a city in Germany famous for its cultural heritage. It is located in the federal state of Thuringia , north of the Thüringer Wald, east of Erfurt, and southwest of Halle and Leipzig. Its current population is approximately 65,000. The oldest record of the city dates from the year 899...
.
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
Lillehammer
is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...
, she finished 14th in the 5000 metres event, 15th in the 3000 metres competition, and 26th in the 1500 metres contest.