At the 1980 Winter Olympics, Heiden was the most successful athlete, setting four Olympic records, one world record, and winning an unprecedented five individual gold medals—more than any other …

5 days ago · Eric Heiden (born June 14, 1958, Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.) 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 …

At the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games, Heiden won all five speed skating events from 500m all the way up to 10,000m, setting an Olympic record in every one. In the 1500m he almost fell halfway through, …

Heiden retired from speed skating after the 1980 Winter Olympics, and turned to a complementary sport, cycling. He briefly competed as a track racer, but then turned to the roads.

In his final 10,000m victory, Heiden broke the world record by 6.20 seconds. He was the first person in history to win five gold medals in the same Olympic Games - indeed he won every single...

The Wisconsin native dominated the men’s 500-meters, 1,000, 1,500, 5,000 and 10,000 at the Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1980 and set 15 world records throughout his Speedskating career.

Feb 5, 2026 · Eric Heiden was solid gold at the 1980 Winter Olympics, winning all five men's speedskating races on the outdoor oval in Lake Placid, N.Y., where he set a world record in the …

Sep 12, 2025 · As the Winter Olympics unfolded amidst snow, ice and fierce competition, one athlete would astonish the world. Eric Arthur Heiden, a 21-year-old speed skater from Madison, Wisconsin, …

In a skate, speeding toward 50 years ago this month, Eric Heiden won five gold medals in the 1980 Winter Olympic Games held in Lake Placid, New York.

Heiden, who won all his races on outdoor tracks, had become the first - and to date, the only - athlete to win five gold medals at a single Winter Olympics. Heiden didn’t start seriously competing in speed …