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    Eric Arthur Heiden (born June 14, 1958) is an American physician and a former long track speed skater, road cyclist and track cyclist. He won an unprecedented...
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    Olympics, where her brother Eric won five speedskating gold medals. In her first year of high school (Madison West High School) Heiden was a tennis and soccer...
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    British soldier Eric Hayes (American football), American football player Eric Heiden, American speed skater Erik Heinrichs, Finnish general Eric Himelfarb,...
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  • in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time. American speed skater Eric Heiden set the record for most medals for an athlete in one edition of the Winter...
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    the United States speed-skating team in the 1970s and 1980s, including Eric Heiden, who won five gold medals at the 1980 Winter Olympics wearing the gold...
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    Another historic first was the performance of American speed-skater Eric Heiden, who won five gold medals. Lake Placid has continued to host international...
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  • surname Heiden has a number of different spellings including Haydn, Heide, Heid, Heidling, Heideling, Heidt, Heyde. The toponym exists as Heiden in a number...
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    January 28, 2019. "Eric Heiden, M.D." Heiden Orthopedics. Retrieved February 10, 2017. Caple, Jim (February 10, 2017). "How Dr. Eric Heiden earned place among...
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    Succeeded by Eric Heiden Preceded by Henry Rono Men's Track & Field Athlete of the Year 1979 Succeeded by Edwin Moses Preceded by Eric Heiden United Press...
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    v t e L'Équipe Champion of Champions Original award 1980: Eric Heiden 1981: Sebastian Coe 1982: Paolo Rossi 1983: Carl Lewis 1984: Carl Lewis 1985: Sergey...
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  • He covered speed-skating during the 1980 Winter Olympics featuring Eric Heiden. He was offered the position of play-by-play for hockey, but turned it...
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    v t e L'Équipe Champion of Champions Original award 1980: Eric Heiden 1981: Sebastian Coe 1982: Paolo Rossi 1983: Carl Lewis 1984: Carl Lewis 1985: Sergey...
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  • He covered speed-skating during the 1980 Winter Olympics featuring Eric Heiden. He was offered the position of play-by-play for hockey, but turned it...
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    the original on December 10, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2018. Levenson, Eric (February 1, 2018). "Simone Biles: I wasn't emotionally ready to face Larry...
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    medals at a Summer Olympics, and equaled the inaugural record set by Eric Heiden at the 1980 Winter Olympics. By then the process of choosing a location...
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    and sold millions. Life magazine published a photo of American skater Eric Heiden, training for the 1980 Olympics, using such skates on a Wisconsin road...
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    male skater to win both the Sprint and Allround in his career, after Eric Heiden. He has won six World Single Distance Championships titles, three at...
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    record in the process. In 1980 he was second in the same event, after Eric Heiden (who won all the gold medals at that event), collecting one of only two...
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  • to Eric Heiden's sweep of the men's events, which made him the first, and as of 2023, only, athlete to win five gold medals at a Winter Games. Heiden led...
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  • failed to win any medals. American Eric Heiden led all athletes with five medals, all gold, in speed skating. Heiden was the first athlete to win five...
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  • com. ESPN. Associated Press. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2021. Eric Heiden: five Olympic gold medals were only the start of his success - website...
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    0 5 Morris Fisher  United States Shooting 1920–1924 Summer M 5 0 0 5 Eric Heiden  United States Speed skating 1980 Winter M 5 0 0 5 Natalia Ishchenko...
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    Archived from the original on April 19, 2009. Retrieved February 25, 2010. "Eric Heiden wins Sullivan Award". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. February 3, 1981. Archived...
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  • managed the U.S. national speed-skating team and was friends with Eric and Beth Heiden, who were both excellent cyclists as well as champion speed skaters...
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    v t e L'Équipe Champion of Champions Original award 1980: Eric Heiden 1981: Sebastian Coe 1982: Paolo Rossi 1983: Carl Lewis 1984: Carl Lewis 1985: Sergey...
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    v t e L'Équipe Champion of Champions Original award 1980: Eric Heiden 1981: Sebastian Coe 1982: Paolo Rossi 1983: Carl Lewis 1984: Carl Lewis 1985: Sergey...
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  • Year Winner Sport Country 1980 Eric Heiden Speed skating United States 1981 Sebastian Coe Athletics United Kingdom 1982 Paolo Rossi Football Italy 1983...
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    Retrieved 31 January 2022. "Melbourne 1956". IOC. Retrieved 31 January 2022. Eric Williamsen (8 February 2014). "Ole Einar Bjoerndalen Becomes Oldest Winter...
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    middle-distance runner. Eric Heiden and Beth Heiden, who won medals for speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics. The Heiden siblings also achieved success...
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    (Ohio State Buckeyes and Denver Broncos) John Gruden – ice hockey player Eric Heiden – Olympic speed skater, winner of five gold medals at the 1980 Winter...
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