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Currently, Eric Heiden is 66 years, 5 months and 7 days old. Eric Heiden will celebrate 67rd birthday on a Saturday 14th of June 2025. Below we countdown to Eric Heiden upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Eric Heiden |
| Occupation | Speed Skater |
| Age | 66 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
| Born | June 14, 1958 (Madison, WI) |
| Birthday | June 14 |
| Town/City | Madison, WI |
| Nationality | WI |
Eric Heiden’s zodiac sign is Gemini. According to astrologers, Gemini is expressive and quick-witted, it represents two different personalities in one and you will never be sure which one you will face. They are sociable, communicative and ready for fun, with a tendency to suddenly get serious, thoughtful and restless. They are fascinated with the world itself, extremely curious, with a constant feeling that there is not enough time to experience everything they want to see.
Eric Heiden was born in the Year of the Dog. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dog are loyal, faithful, honest, distrustful, often guilty of telling white lies, temperamental, prone to mood swings, dogmatic, and sensitive. Dogs excel in business but have trouble finding mates. Compatible with Tiger or Horse.
In the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, he won all five individual speed-skating gold medals, breaking a standing record.
He would practice in his house with a plastic sheet, skating in place while wearing socks.
He was widely considered to be the greatest U.S. Olympic speed skater of all time, breaking over 10 world speed-skating records.
He married Karen Drews, with whom he fathered a daughter, Zoe, in July of 2001.
He was to speed skating what Michael Phelps became to swimming; they both set records for their country at the Olympic games.
