Eric Arthur Heiden (born June 14 1958 in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American former long track speed skater who won all the men's speed skating races, and thus an unprecedented five gold medals, and set 4 Olympic records and 1 world record at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Heiden is an icon in the speedskating community and, in particular, in Europe where the sport is highly regarded. Wikipedia
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Beth Heiden Hes just a genuine person, very modest, very down to earth and pretty nonchalant about what he really accomplished. www.usolympicteam.com/11478_30685.htm
In celebrating the 25th anniversary of this amazing physical accomplishment, Heiden sat down with usolympicteam.com and went over each race and told us what stands out in his memory about those golden races. www.usolympicteam.com/11478_30686.htm
I have always felt that it is the single greatest feat in the history of sports, said Dan Jansen, a speedskating legend in his own right, on Heidens performance in Lake Placid. www.usolympicteam.com/26_576.htm
