1980 — Eric Heiden wins his fifth gold medal and shatters the world record by six seconds in 10,000-meter speed skating at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics. Eric Heiden, of Madison, Wis.

Eric Heiden never asked for his moment ... At the 1976 Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, at the age of 17, Heiden finished seventh in the 1,500 meters and 19th in the 5,000 meters.