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Daniel Erwin Jansen (born June 17, 1965) is a retired American speed skater.A multiple world champion in sprint and perennial favorite at the Winter Olympics, he broke a ten-year Olympic jinx when he won a gold medal in his final race, which was the 1,000 meters in the 1994 Winter Games.
Apolo Anton Ohno (/ əˈpɒloʊ ˈæntɒn ˈoʊnoʊ /; born May 22, 1982) is an American retired [6] short track speed skating competitor and an eight-time medalist (two gold, two silver, four bronze) in the Winter Olympics. Ohno is the most decorated American at the Winter Olympics and was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in ...
Pechstein, American Bonnie Blair, and Sven Kramer of the Netherlands are the only speed skaters to win gold in the same event three times in a row. Andrea Schöne, who won a silver medal in 1976, is the youngest female athlete in an individual event to win a medal. [3] German Christa Luding-Rothenburger and Canadian Clara Hughes are the only ...
Eric Heiden. 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. Heiden was the most successful athlete at those Olympic Games ...
Gold: Eric Heiden: Speed skating: Men's 500 meters: February 15 Gold: Eric Heiden: Speed skating: Men's 5000 meters: February 16 Gold: Eric Heiden: Speed skating: Men's 1000 meters: February 19 Gold: Eric Heiden: Speed skating: Men's 1500 meters: February 21 Gold: Eric Heiden: Speed skating: Men's 10,000 meters: February 23 Gold: United States ...
Gold: Peter Mueller: Speed skating: Men's 1000 meters: February 12 Gold: Dorothy Hamill: Figure skating: Women's singles: February 13 Silver: Bill Koch: Cross-country skiing: Men's 30 kilometers: February 5 Silver: Sheila Young: Speed skating: Women's 1500 meters: February 5 Silver: Leah Poulos: Speed skating: Women's 1000 meters: February 7 ...
The accident caused the cancellation of the 1961 World Championships and necessitated the building of a new American skating program. Although American figure skaters were still too young in 1964 (most were aged 15 or lower), they still managed to win two medals. [1][2] Individual. Athlete. Event.
Medal Name Sport Event Date Gold: Brian Boitano: Figure skating: Men's singles: February 20 Gold: Bonnie Blair: Speed skating: Women's 500 meters: February 22 Silver: Eric Flaim: Speed skating: Men's 1500 meters: February 20 Bronze: Peter Oppegard Jill Watson: Figure skating: Pairs: February 16 Bronze: Bonnie Blair: Speed skating: Women's 1000 ...