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Who won 5 gold medals in speed skating at the 1980 winter Olympics?
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Eric Heiden of the United States.
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How manymetals does th US hold in speed skating?
The US won 37 medals for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Short- track Speed Skating
How many medals have Canada won in short track speed skating at the Winter Olympics?
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.
Which sport has Canada won the most medals?
In the Winter Olympics, speed skating. In the Summer Olympics, athletics (track and field).
Which athletes won medals at the most recent summer and winter Olympics?
Clara Hughes of Canada won 2 Bronze Medals in 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics for Time Trial and Road Cycling. In Winter Olympics, she also won a 1 Bronze Medal for 5000m Speed Skating at Salt Lake City, 1 Silver Medal for Speed Skating Team Pursuit at Turin 2006 and a Gold Medal for 5000m Speed Skating at Turin 2006. She won 6 medals overall at both Summer and Winter Olympics. 2 Summer medals and 4 Winter medals.
Who won 5 gold medals in 5 events in the 1980 winter Olympics?
Eric Heiden won 5 gold medals in all 5 speed skating events at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
In what sport did the US win two of its three gold medals at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Olympics?
Speed Skating
What kind of skating does dutch people do?
Figure skating is done in Holland, but speed skating is what the Dutch excel at, winning a great part of the medals at every Winter Olympics.
In which events did Apolo Anton Ohno win silver bronze or gold medals in the 2010 Winter Olympics?
speed skating
Has there ever been in athlete that has competed in both the summer and winter Olympics?
Yes, and there has been one Canadian athlete that has won medals in both the Summer and Winter Olympics. Clara Hughes won medals in speed skating at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics and medals in cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Another is Hayley Wickenheiser who has played on the women's hockey team in the Winter Olympics and the softball team in the Summer Olympics.
German cyclist Christa Luding has also won four medals in what Winter Olympics sport?
Christa's Winter Olympic discipline was speed skating.
What sports did china compete in the 1980 winter olympics?
China sent 24 athletes to the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid to compete in figure skating, speed skating, alpine skiing, cross country skiing, and biathlon. They did not win any medals. The 1980 Winter Olympics were the first Winter Olympics that China competed in.
Who was the only American to win two medals at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics?
Bonnie Blair was the only American athlete to win two medals at the 1988 Winter Games, a gold in women's 500 meter speed skating and a bronze in women's 1,000 meter speed skating.
