Eric Heiden was a speed skater who won five individual gold medals at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, becoming the first athlete to achieve this feat at a single Olympic Games. An instant celebrity, he was uncomfortable with the media attention and later that year retired from the sport.
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