# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/eric-heiden
# Generated: 2026-08-13T00:22:20.151Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/eric-heiden"
name: "Eric Heiden"
slug: "eric-heiden"
description: "Eric Arthur Heiden is an American physician and a former long track speed skater, road cyclist and track cyclist. At the 1980 Winter Olympics, Heiden was the most successful athlete, setting four Olympic records, one world record, and winning an unprecedented five individual gold medals–more than any other athlete, and in fact more than any nation except for the Soviet Union (10) and East Germany (9). He was the most successful Winter Olympian from a single edition of any Winter Olympics until 2026 when cross-country skier Johannes Høsflot Klæbo won six golds, although two of his medals are in team events. Heiden's record of five individual Olympic gold medals at a single Winter Games remains unmatched. He delivered the Athlete's Oath at those same 1980 Games. His coach was Dianne Holum."
tagline: "American speed skater"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Eric_Heiden2.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1958-06-14"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           54.57
  momentum:             3.676427655860604
  historical:           21.740472
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2444572/"
    handle:    "nm2444572"
sources:
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%97%90%EB%A6%AD_%ED%95%98%EC%9D%B4%EB%93%A0"
    title: "에릭 하이든"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83_%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%86"
    title: "إريك هايدن"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83_%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%86"
    title: "اريك هايدن"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Heiden"
    title: "Eric Heiden"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA_%D2%BA%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD"
    title: "Эрик Һайден"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%BA_%D0%A5%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%B4%D1%8D%D0%BD"
    title: "Эрык Хайдэн"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA_%D0%A5%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%B4%D1%8A%D0%BD"
    title: "Ерик Хейдън"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Heiden"
    title: "Eric Heiden"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Heiden"
    title: "Eric Heiden"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Heiden"
    title: "Eric Heiden"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Heiden"
    title: "Eric Heiden"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Heiden"
    title: "Eric Heiden"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Heiden"
    title: "Eric Heiden"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Heiden"
    title: "Eric Heiden"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Heiden"
    title: "Eric Heiden"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9_%D9%87%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%86"
    title: "اریک هیدن"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Heiden"
    title: "Eric Heiden"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Heiden"
    title: "Eric Heiden"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Heiden"
    title: "Eric Heiden"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Heiden"
    title: "Eric Heiden"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A7_%D7%94%D7%99%D7%99%D7%93%D7%9F"
    title: "אריק היידן"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Heiden"
    title: "Eric Heiden"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Heiden"
    title: "Eric Heiden"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Heiden"
    title: "Eric Heiden"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%82%A4%E3%83%87%E3%83%B3"
    title: "エリック・ハイデン"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311289"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5312230"
    title: "Eric Heiden"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump