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Born | Champaign, Illinois, United States | April 8, 1958
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Sport | Speed skating |
Erik Henriksen (born April 8, 1958) is an American speed skater. He competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics and the 1988 Winter Olympics. [1]
Henriksen was born in Chapaigne, Illinois and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was a sprint skater, attending the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships from 1981-1988 and competing predominantly in the 500 m, 1000 m and 1500 m distances. [2]
Henriksen competed in the 1984 Winter Olympics in the 500 m, 1000 m and 1500 m events, and in the 1988 Olympics in the 500 m event. [2]
Gaétan T. Boucher is a former Canadian speed skating Olympic champion.
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Christa Luding-Rothenburger is a former speed skater and track cyclist. She was born in Weißwasser, East Germany. Luding is one of the few athletes who have competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, and the first female to win a medal in both the Summer and Winter Games. She is the only athlete to win Winter and Summer Olympic medals in the same year (1988), a feat that is no longer possible due to the staggering of the Winter and Summer Olympic years. In speed skating, she is a two-time Olympic gold medallist, while she is an Olympic silver medallist in cycling.
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Daniel Greig is an Australian speed skater. He was selected for Australia as a speed skater during the 2014 Winter Olympics for the men's 500, 1000 and 1500 m events. During the 2014 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships he won a bronze medal.