Dianne Holum
Dianne Holum (born May 19, 1951 in Chicago ) is a former American speed skater .
At the 1968 Olympic Games in Grenoble , she won the silver medal over 500 meters and the bronze medal over 1000 meters. At the 1972 Olympic Games , she won the gold medal over 1500 meters. Over 3000 meters she was able to add silver to her collection of medals.
After her career as a runner, she became a trainer and coached Eric Heiden in his five-fold success at the 1980 Olympic Games in Lake Placid . Her daughter Kirstin Holum was also a speed skater.
Web links
- Dianne Holum in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Statistics at speed skating news
1960: Lidija Skoblikowa | 1964: Lidija Skoblikowa | 1968: Kaija Mustonen | 1972: Dianne Holum | 1976: Galina Stepanskaya | 1980: Annie Borckink | 1984: Karin Enke | 1988: Yvonne van Gennip | 1992: Jacqueline Börner | 1994: Emese Hunyady | 1998: Marianne Timmer | 2002: Anni Friesinger | 2006: Cindy Klassen | 2010: Ireen Wüst | 2014: Jorien ter Mors | 2018: Ireen Wüst
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| SURNAME | Holum, Dianne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American speed skater |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 19, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago |