Eric heiden biography wikipedia
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Eric Heiden
American speed skater
Heiden in March | |
| Birth&#;name | Eric Arthur Heiden |
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| Born | () June 14, (age&#;66) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Education | Stanford University (BS, MD) |
| Height | 6&#;ft 0+1&#;2&#;in (&#;cm)[1] |
| Weight | &#;lb (84&#;kg)[1] |
| Country | &#;United States |
| Sport | Speed skating |
| Personal best(s) | &#;m: () &#;m: &#;() &#;m: &#;() &#;m: &#;() &#;m: &#;() 10 &#;m: &#;() |
Eric Arthur Heiden (born June 14, ) is an American physician and a former long track speed skater, road cyclist and track cyclist. He won an unprecedented five individual gold medals, and set four Olympic records and one world record at the Winter Olympics. Heiden was the most successful athlete at those Olympic Games, single-handedly winning more gold medals than all nations except for the Soviet Union (10) and East Germany (9).[2] He is the most successful Winter Olympian from a single edition of any Winter Olympics. He delivered the Athl
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Eric Arthur Heiden (born June 14, ) is an American physician and a former long track speed skater, road cyclist and track cyclist. He won an unprecedented five individual gold medals, and set four Olympic records and one world record at the Winter Olympic Games. Heiden was the most successful athlete at those Olympic Games, single-handedly winning more gold medals than all nations except for the Soviet Union (10) and East Germany (9). He is the most successful Winter Olympian from a single edition of any Winter Olympics. He delivered the Athlete's Oath at those same Games. His coach was Dianne Holum.
Heiden is an icon in the speed skating community. His victories are significant, as few speed skaters (and athletes in general) have won competitions in both sprint and long-distance events. Heiden is the only athlete in the history of speed skating to have won all five events in a single Olympic tournament and the only one to have won a gold medal in all events. He is considered by
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Beth Heiden
American sportswoman (born )
Beth Heiden during the World Championships in The Hague, the Netherlands in February | |
| Born | () September 27, (age&#;65) Madison, Wisconsin, United States |
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| Sport | Speed skating |
| Club | Madison Speed Skating Club |
Elizabeth Lee Heiden Reid (born September 27, ) is an American athlete who excelled in speed skating, cross-country skiing, and bicycle racing. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin. She was a speedskating bronze medalist at the Lake stilla Winter Olympics, where her brother Eric won fem speedskating gold medals.[1]
Biography
[edit]In her first year of high school (Madison West High School) Heiden was a tennis and soccer player.[2] That same year, , she ran a national record in the mile for her age and ran in states for both the and the mile.
She attended her first Olympics in , at the age of In , she won the World Allround Speed Skating Championships, the second female American to do so. K