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.

As a 17 year old, Eric Heiden competed in the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games ... He was the first person in history to win five gold medals in the same Olympic Games – indeed he won every single event ...

In the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics, Eric Heiden (b. 1958 in Madison, Wisconsin) brought home an unprecedented five golds for the United States, setting three Olympic records and two world records ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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

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.

White is looking to make history as the first athlete in any sport at the Olympic Winter Games to win four gold medals in the same individual event. He is the first U.S. man to win a gold medal in the ...

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 ...

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.

As a 17 year old, Eric Heiden competed in the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games ... He was the first person in history to win five gold medals in the same Olympic Games – indeed he won every single event ...