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Nationality | East Germany |
Born | East Berlin, East Germany | 10 August 1951
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Sport | Speed skating |
Klaus Wunderlich (born 10 August 1951) is a German speed skater. He competed in three events at the 1976 Winter Olympics. [1]
Eric Arthur Heiden is an American physician and a former long track speed skater, road cyclist and track cyclist. He won an unprecedented five individual gold medals, and set four Olympic records and one world record at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games. Heiden was the most successful athlete at those Olympic Games, single-handedly winning more gold medals than all nations except for the Soviet Union (10) and East Germany (9). He is the most successful Winter Olympian from a single edition of any Winter Olympics. He delivered the Athlete's Oath at those same 1980 Games. His coach was Dianne Holum.
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