An Extraordinary Accomplishment
Forty years ago today, on the 23rd day of February in Lake Placid, New York, the man in the picture won his 5th gold medal in one Olympic Games. No winter athlete had ever done that and not one has done it since. He is the greatest speed skater in history. He not only won five golds, he set Olympic records in four events and a world record in one during the 1980 games.