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 five individual gold medals, and set four Olympic records and one world record at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games.

Eric Heiden is an American athlete who at the 1980 Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York, U.S., became the first skater to win gold medals in all speed-skating events (500, 1,000, 1,500, 5,000, and 10,000 metres).

Feb 10, 2017 · Eric Heiden skates to victory in the 1,500 meters at the 1980 Olympics. Heiden won five gold medals at Lake Placid, a feat that's never been matched at a single Winter Games. AP...

Jan 31, 2018 · At the Lake Placid Games, Heiden won gold in the 500m, 1000m, 1500m, 5000m, and 10,000m speedskating events, becoming the first to win all five speedskating events. Heiden set four Olympic...

More than 40 years after his dominating performance at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics, Eric Heiden is usually still considered by most experts as the greatest speed skater of all-time – the GOAT.

Jan 20, 2020 · American speed skater Eric Heiden did just that during the 1980 Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid. Those Games are largely remembered for the U.S. Olympic hockey team’s improbable gold medal and their “Miracle on Ice” victory over the favored Soviet Union.

Sep 22, 2002 · eric heiden at a glance -- 1980 Winter Olympic Games: Five gold medals in speed skating (in the 500m, 1,000m, 1,500m, 5,000m and 10,000m) - the only person to ever win five individual gold...

His winning all five events and setting four Olympic records at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics has never been equaled. Eric was inducted to the National Speedskating Hall of Fame on May 20, 1989 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. http://speedskatingmuseum.org/wp/eric-arthur-heiden/

Nov 14, 2024 · PARK CITY, Utah — Eric Heiden remains the only speedskater in Olympic history to win gold in all five events in a single Game. Some consider him the best overall speed skater (short and long distances) in the sport’s history.

Born in Madison, Wisconsin, on June 14, 1958, Eric Heiden is best known for his performance on the 1980 U.S. Olympic Speed Skating Team in Lake Placid, New York, where he won an unprecedented five individual Olympic goals medals and …