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Eric Heiden

1958 - Today

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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 Olympics. Heiden was the most successful athlete at those Olympic Games, single-handedly winning more gold medals than all nations except for the Soviet Union (10) and East Germany (9). He is the most successful Winter Olympian from a single edition of any Winter Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eric Heiden is the 46th most popular skater (down from 27th in 2019), the 6,429th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,896th in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Eric Heiden ranks 46 out of 483. Before him are Fritzi Burger, Herma Szabo, Sigvard Ericsson, Alain Calmat, Maxi Herber, and Stien Kaiser. After him are Tony Hawk, Lily Kronberger, Per Thorén, Emília Rotter, Jeannette Altwegg, and Andrée Brunet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Eric Heiden ranks 218. Before him are Richard Burgi, Michael Paré, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Pita, Duško Marković, and Elisabetta Dami. After him are Thongchai McIntyre, Louise Penny, Jeannie Longo, Peter H. Gilmore, Mark Moses, and Rodion Cămătaru.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eric Heiden ranks 6,430 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Powers (1957), Chief Joseph (1840), Eva Cassidy (1963), Horace W. Babcock (1912), Mary McLeod Bethune (1875), and Louis Brandeis (1856). After him are Donald Byrd (1932), Mark Tobey (1890), Edward Douglass White (1845), Sarah Yorke Jackson (1803), Mariel Hemingway (1961), and Edward Everett (1794).

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Among SKATERS In United States

Among skaters born in United States, Eric Heiden ranks 4. Before him are Tonya Harding (1970), Dick Button (1929), and Charles Jewtraw (1900). After him are Tony Hawk (1968), Ken Henry (1929), Irving Jaffee (1906), Nancy Kerrigan (1969), Carol Heiss (1940), Jeanne Ashworth (1938), David Jenkins (1936), and Terry McDermott (1940).

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