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.
Mary Angela Docter is an American speed skater from Madison, Wisconsin. She competed in four Olympic Games, placing sixth in the 3,000 meter in 1980 and 1984.
Connie Carpenter-Phinney is an American retired racing cyclist and speed skater who won four medals in World Cycling Championship competitions in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She also won the gold medal in the cycling road race at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, as well as twelve U.S. national championships. She remains the youngest American woman to compete at the Winter Olympics.
Tucker Fredricks is an American speed skater and the US record holder in the 500 meter event. He competed at the 2006, 2010, and 2014 Winter Olympics.
Dianne Mary Holum is a retired American speed skater.
Delbert Thomas "Del" Lamb was an American speed skater. He competed in the 500 m event at the 1936 and 1948 Olympics and placed fifth-sixth. He won that event at the 1936 World Championships, placing second in 1950.
Keiichi Suzuki is a retired Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics in the 500 m and 1500 m events with the best result of fifth place in the 500 m in 1964. He set two world records in the 500 m event in 1969–70.
Orazio Fagone is an Italian sledge hockey player and former short track speed skater who competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics, 1992 Winter Olympics and 1994 Winter Olympics. After a motorcycle accident, he also competed as wheelchair curler.
Bjørn Tveter is a former Norwegian speed skater. He competed in the 1500 m event at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics and finished fifth and fourth, respectively. He won a bronze medal over this distance at the 1968 World Allround Championships, placing seventh overall.
Sigrid Milfrid Sundby was a Norwegian speed skater who competed internationally in the 1960s and 1970s.
Johan Lind is a Norwegian speed skater. He was born in Mosjøen and represented the club Hamar IL. He competed in the 500 m at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, and at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.
Hansruedi Widmer is a retired speed skater from Switzerland. He competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in the 500 m and 1500 m events and finished beyond the 40th position.
Jitsuko Saito is a retired Japanese speed skater. She competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics and finished in 26th and 20th place in 1500 m and 3000 m, respectively.
Sachiko Saito is a retired Japanese speed skater. She competed at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics in the 500, 1000 and 1500 m events with the best achievement of ninth place in the 500 m in 1972. She badly fell on the same distance in 1968.
Vladimir Dmitriyevich Komarov was a Russian speed skater. He competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in the 500 m and finished in 14th place. After retiring from competitions he graduated from an institute of physical education in Moscow Oblast (1979) and worked as a speed skating coach. He was the head coach of the Moscow team in the 1980s. He was the president of the Russian Speed Skating Federation and a member of the national Olympic committee. He married Natalya Petrusyova, a Soviet Olympic speed skater.
Günter Traub is a German speed skater. He competed in all speed skating events at the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics. His best achievement was 11th place in the 5000 m in 1964 and in 10000 m in 1968. During his career, Traub set two point-scoring world records in all-around speed skating, in 1963 and in 1968. He also won four national all-around titles, in 1961–1963 and 1968.
Takayuki Hida is a retired Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics in the 500 m events and finished in 37th and 13th place, respectively. His best achievement in the world sprint championships was fourth place in 1971.
Robert "Bob" Boucher is a Canadian former cyclist and speed skater.
Peter Adeberg is a German speed skater who also represented East Germany. He competed in the 1988, 1992, 1994, and 1998 Winter Olympics.
Paul Enock was a Canadian speed skater. He competed in two events at the 1968 Winter Olympics.
