Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Meineke ya kasance mafi karfi a farkon shekarun 1980, ya lashe lambar zinare a matsayin wani ɓangare na tawagar Jamus ta Gabas don 4 × 100 m freestyle relay a gasar zakarun Turai ta 1981
, da kuma lambobin azurfa guda biyu a cikin wannan shekarar don mita 200 da mita 100 na kyauta. A cikin wannan shekarar, ta kuma kafa tarihin duniya a cikin gajeren hanya mita 100 na kyauta, tare da lokaci na 54.04 seconds. Duk da yake wasan da ta yi a Gasar Cin Kofin Ruwa ta Duniya ta 1982 ya kasance mai ƙarfi, babban aikinta shi ne cin zinare biyar a Gasar Cin Kofin Ruwa ta Turai ta 1983 a Rome.