Bonnie Blair
Eric Heiden won 5 gold medals in speed skating the 1980 Olympics.
Bonnie Blair
Bonnie Blair.
Bonnie Blair who has won 5 gold medals and one bronze. She retired after the 1988 games.
Canada have won a total of 5 gold medals in short track speed skating at the Winter Olympics, putting them second in the list of most gold medals in the event, behind South Korea, who have 17.
Five 1988 - gold in women's 500 meter speed skating. 1992 - gold in women's 500 meter and 1000 meter speed skating. 1994 - gold in women's 500 meter and 1000 meter speed skating.
Eric Heiden of the United States won 5 gold medals in speed skating. He won the 500m, 1000m, 1500m, 5000m, and the 10000m; Every single speed skating event for men. That is a feat that has yet been repeated.
Eric Heiden of the United States won 5 gold medals in speed skating. He won the 500m, 1000m, 1500m, 5000m, and the 10000m; Every single speed skating event for men. That is a feat that has yet been repeated.
Cross Country Skiing and Speed Skating.
Eric Heiden of the United States.
Eric Heiden won 5 gold medals in all 5 speed skating events at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
2 ... Cathy Turner won 2 gold medals (500 meters in 1992 and 1994) and Apolo Anton Ohno won 2 gold medals (1500 meters in 2002 and 500 meters in 2006).