Most speed skating gold medals at one Olympics
- Who
- Eric Heiden
- What
- 5 total number
- Where
- United States (Lake Placid,)
- When
- 1980
The most speed skating gold medals won by an individual at one Winter Olympics is five, by Eric Heiden (USA) in the 500 m, 1,000 m, 1,500 m, 5,000 m and 10,000 m events at Lake Placid, New York, USA, in 1980. This incredible feat was all the more remarkable given that Heiden beat all-comers over both the sprint and long distances and won all his individual events.