Heiden

American  

[hahyd-n] / ˈhaɪd n /

noun

1. Eric, born 1958, U.S. speed skater.

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Example Sentences

Klaebo breaks the previous record of five golds from a single Games, held by American speed skater Eric Heiden since the Lake Placid Olympics of 1980.

From BBC

Klaebo joins two other athletes to have won all of their events at a single Winter Olympics -- US speed skater Eric Heiden, who took five golds at the 1980 Lake Placid Games, and Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, who won four in Salt Lake City in 2002.

From Barron's

Most famously, there’s the speedskating GOAT, Eric Heiden, the Lake Placid legend who helped launch the fabulously-outfitted 7-Eleven team in the 1980s, won a U.S. national title, finished the Giro d’Italia and actually made it to the Tour de France.

From The Wall Street Journal

Heiden thinks Stolz would be a fascinating pro cycling prospect.

From The Wall Street Journal

The track is where Heiden began, competing in events like team pursuit, an event which also exists in speedskating.

From The Wall Street Journal