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Feb 5, 2018 · One of the greatest speed skaters of his generation, Jansen grabbed the gold in the last race of his Olympic career, at the 1994 Games in Lillehammer, Norway. TODAY revisited the glory with...
Feb 1, 2022 · Dan Jansen, 56, can still fit into the Olympic skinsuit he won a gold medal in at Lillehammer. Erik Brady. Special to USA TODAY Sports. 0:00. 2:17. Dan Jansen will not be at the Olympics...
Nov 16, 2009 · On February 14, 1988, U.S. speed skater Dan Jansen, a favorite to win the gold medal in the 500-meter race at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, falls during competition, only hours after...
Fortunately, he steadied himself and powered on to set a new world record ( 1:12 .43) and win a gold Olympic medal at last. Find more about Dan Jansen:...
Speed skater Dan Jansen’s gold medal victory is one of the most inspiring Olympic stories in American history. The four-time Olympian and seven-time World Cup champion won a gold medal in his final Olympic race in the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway.
4 min. Daniel JANSEN Speed Skating. (Getty Images) Born in West Allis (Wisconsin) on 17 June 1965 and one of nine children, Dan Jansen was introduced to speed skating by his sister Jane. Five years his senior, she was one of the finest young skaters of her generation, having set a junior world record in the 500m.
Dan Jansen. Dan was born June 17, 1965. From 1983 through 1994, he was one of the top speed skaters in the world. In the Junior World Speed Skating Championship of 1983 he won the gold medal in the 500 m. In the World Sprint Championships from 1985-1994 he won five gold, five silver, and five bronze medals.
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