| 1958 | Born June 14 in Madison, Wisconsin |
| 1961 | Begins to skate on his grandfather's pond |
| 1972 | Chooses speed skating over hockey, begins training with Dianne Holum |
| 1975 | Makes his first junior world championship team |
| 1976 | Wins 1,500-meter event at junior world championship |
| 1976 | Competes at Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria |
| 1976 | Competes in his first Senior world championship |
| 1977 | Becomes first American to win world championship |
| 1977 | Becomes first to sweep junior world, world, and world sprint championships |
| 1978 | Sweeps junior world, world, and world sprint championships |
| 1979 | Sweeps world and world sprint championships |
| 1980 | Wins five Olympic gold medals and retires |
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about 1 year ago
Eric Heiden was the best speed skater ever. Only skaters who skated in Medeo could beat his times. Super athlete !