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Eric Heiden Speed Skating Star photo by Annie Leibovitz for American Express 1987. | Annie leibovitz photography, Annie leibovitz, Anne leibovitz
![Pete Friesen on Twitter: "Eric Heiden, American speed skater & known for his unprecedented training routines.He once squatted 220lbs 100 times. He duck walked 3 miles with a 100lbs sand bag on Pete Friesen on Twitter: "Eric Heiden, American speed skater & known for his unprecedented training routines.He once squatted 220lbs 100 times. He duck walked 3 miles with a 100lbs sand bag on](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dh5pjuNXcAEp-36.jpg)
Pete Friesen on Twitter: "Eric Heiden, American speed skater & known for his unprecedented training routines.He once squatted 220lbs 100 times. He duck walked 3 miles with a 100lbs sand bag on
The Olympic Games on Twitter: "This is Eric Heiden, a @TeamUSA speed skater who achieved an incredible feat at Lake Placid 1980. What he accomplished has yet to be replicated at any
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Lake Placid, 1980: Speed Skaters Eric and Beth Heiden | See the History of the Olympics in TIME Covers | TIME.com
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Eric Heiden: five Olympic gold medals were only the start of his success | U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum
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Usa Eric Heiden, 1980 Lake Placid Olympic Games Preview Sports Illustrated Cover by Sports Illustrated
![Speed skater Eric Heiden (USA) and sister Beth Heiden training at the Wisconsin Olympic Ice Rink in West Allis, Wisconsin prior to the 1980 Olympic Winter Games Stock Photo - Alamy Speed skater Eric Heiden (USA) and sister Beth Heiden training at the Wisconsin Olympic Ice Rink in West Allis, Wisconsin prior to the 1980 Olympic Winter Games Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CA0K4M/speed-skater-eric-heiden-usa-and-sister-beth-heiden-training-at-the-wisconsin-olympic-ice-rink-in-west-allis-wisconsin-prior-to-the-1980-olympic-winter-games-2CA0K4M.jpg)