Heiden, Eric (Arthur)

Heiden, Eric (Arthur)
born June 14, 1958, Madison, Wis., U.S.

U.S. speed skater.

He became the first American to win the world speed-skating championship, and he retained the title for three years (1977–79). In the 1980 Winter Olympics he became the first person to win gold medals in all five speed-skating events. He later turned to competitive cycling.

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  • Eric Arthur Heiden — (* 15. Juni 1958 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA) ist ein ehemaliger US amerikanischer Eisschnellläufer. Heiden gilt als einer der vielseitigsten Eisschnellläufer in der Geschichte des Eisschnelllaufs. Als Einzigem gelang es ihm, bei den Olympischen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Heiden, Eric — ▪ American athlete in full  Eric Arthur Heiden  born June 14, 1958, Madison, Wis., U.S.       American athlete who at the 1980 Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York, U.S., became the first skater to win gold medals in all speed skating… …   Universalium

  • Arthur — /ahr theuhr/, n. 1. Chester Alan, 1830 86, 21st president of the U.S. 1881 85. 2. legendary king in ancient Britain: leader of the Knights of the Round Table. 3. a male given name. * * * (as used in expressions) Port Arthur Adamov Arthur Arthur s …   Universalium

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  • Eric — /er ik/, n. 1. See Eric the Red. 2. a male given name: ultimately from Germanic words meaning one and ruler. * * * (as used in expressions) Ambler Eric Bentley Eric Russell Heiden Eric Arthur Kandel Eric Eric Arthur Blair Rohmer Eric Eric Alfred… …   Universalium

  • ERIC — Educational Resources Information Center. * * * (as used in expressions) Ambler Eric Bentley Eric Russell Heiden Eric Arthur Kandel Eric Eric Arthur Blair Rohmer Eric Eric Alfred Leslie Satie Williams Eric Eustace * * * …   Universalium

  • Eric — (as used in expressions) Ambler, Eric Bentley, Eric (Russell) Heiden, Eric (Arthur) Kandel, Eric Eric Arthur Blair Rohmer, Eric Eric Alfred Leslie Satie Williams, Eric (Eustace) …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Eric Heiden — Eric Arthur Heiden (* 15. Juni 1958 in Madison, Wisconsin) ist ein ehemaliger US amerikanischer Eisschnellläufer. Heiden gilt als einer der vielseitigsten Eisschnellläufer in der Geschichte des Eisschnelllaufs. Als einzigem männlichen Teilnehmer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Eric Heiden — Infobox Speed Skater name = Eric Arthur Heiden caption = country = USA birth date = birth date and age|1958|6|14 birth place = Madison, Wisconsin death date = death place = height = height|m=1.84 weight = convert|86|kg|lb st|abbr=on|lk=on pb =… …   Wikipedia

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