Dan Jansen
Chronology
| 1965 | Born June 17 in West Allis, Wisconsin |
| 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 in his first Senior World Championship |
| 1977 | Becomes first American to win World Championship |
| 1980 | Becomes first to sweep Junior World, World, and World Spring championships |
| 1984 | Sweeps Junior World, World, and World Spring championships |
| 1984 | Competes in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia Olympics |
| 1988 | Competes in Calgary, Canada Olympics |
| 1992 | Competes in Albertville, France Olympics |
| 1994 | Wins Olympic gold medal in Lillehammer, Norway |
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