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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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![Speed skater Eric Heiden (USA) 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) 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/2CA0K4B/speed-skater-eric-heiden-usa-training-at-the-wisconsin-olympic-ice-rink-in-west-allis-wisconsin-prior-to-the-1980-olympic-winter-games-2CA0K4B.jpg)
Speed skater Eric Heiden (USA) training at the Wisconsin Olympic Ice Rink in West Allis, Wisconsin prior to the 1980 Olympic Winter Games Stock Photo - Alamy
![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:large)
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
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