Beth Heiden
Beth Heiden during the World Championships in The Hague, the Netherlands in February 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 27, 1959 Madison, Wisconsin, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Madison Speed Skating Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elizabeth Lee Heiden Reid (born September 27, 1959) is an American athlete who excelled in speed skating, cross-country skiing, and bicycle racing. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin. She was a speedskating bronze medalist at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics, where her brother Eric won five speedskating gold medals.