Speedskater Eric Heiden, the Wisconsin native who captured Olympic history with five gold medals in the 1980 Winter Olympics, posted a picture of the skates he wore and posed an interesting ...

Eric Heiden never asked for his moment of fame ... N.Y., Heiden accomplished what no Olympian had ever done -- he won five individual gold medals in a single Olympics, be it Summer or Winter.

American speed skater Eric Heiden became the first person in Olympic history to win five gold medals in individual events at ...

Another notable gold medalist was Sheila Young, who finished first in the 500m, second in the 1500m and third in the 1000m. She became the first U.S. athlete to win three medals at a single Winter ...

“They both have their own separate meanings, but winning a gold medal, it’s the passion, it’s the pride that you have, not just for a city or a state, for a whole nation, for a whole country ...

The United States leads the world by far in most gold medals won in history, but a select few athletes who were — or still are — superstars in their sport carry a few more than most.

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Sally Percy is a U.K-based leadership and management journalist. Several years ago, triple Paralympic medallist, keynote speaker and ...

Jordan Stolz became the youngest allround speedskating world champion since Eric ... old won gold in the men's 500 meters. Jonny Nilsson, a Swedish speedskater who won the gold medal in the ...

Wooden Award, and a few more. How many gold medals has Caitlin Clark won? Caitlin Clark has won 3 gold medals for USA, as of 2024. However, Caitlin Clark has not won any Olympic gold medals yet.

The International Olympic Committee does not present a single gold medal to the winning team in women’s basketball and ask them to rotate displaying it in their homes however they see fit.