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Olaf Heukrodt (born January 23 1962 in Magdeburg) is an East German-German 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: 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).Heukrodt was married to swimmer Birgit Meineke.