Eric Heiden

Eric Heiden is an American speed skater who won all five men's speed-skating events at the 1980 Winter Olympics before becoming an orthopedic surgeon.

1980 Winter Olympics: The Winter Olympic Games held in Lake Placid, New York, from February 13 to 24, 1980. Heiden won every men's speed-skating event at these Games.
Speed skating: A racing sport in which competitors skate around an oval track against the clock or one another. Heiden's Olympic achievements came in long-track speed skating.
Dianne Holum: An American speed skater who won Olympic medals and later coached the U.S. team. Holum coached Heiden during the period leading to his 1980 Olympic sweep.
Five gold medals at one Winter Olympics: The achievement of winning five gold medals at a single Winter Olympic Games. Heiden's five victories remain a unique individual feat in Winter Olympic history.
Men's 500 metres at the 1980 Winter Olympics: The men's 500-metre speed-skating event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. Heiden won this sprint event in an Olympic-record time.
Long track speed skating: Speed skating on a 400-metre oval, with competitors racing in paired lanes against the clock. This was the discipline in which Heiden won his Olympic titles.
Pieter Kleine: A Dutch speed skater who won two gold medals at the 1976 Winter Olympics. Kleine was a leading distance-racing rival in the era before Heiden's Olympic sweep.
United States at the 1980 Winter Olympics: The U.S. national team and its results at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games. Heiden's medals accounted for five of the United States' six golds at the Games.
Men's 1,000 metres at the 1980 Winter Olympics: The men's 1,000-metre speed-skating event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. Heiden's victory added a middle-distance title to his Olympic sweep.
Speed skating technique: The skating posture, stride, turns, and push-off methods used to maximize speed efficiently on ice. Efficient technique helped Heiden compete successfully across unusually varied distances.

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Ireen WüstCompared with: His single-Games sweep contrasts with Wüst's record built across five Olympics.