![Beth Heiden | Skating for Gold: Wisconsin's Olympic Speed Skaters, 1976-2006 | Online Exhibits | Wisconsin Historical Society Beth Heiden | Skating for Gold: Wisconsin's Olympic Speed Skaters, 1976-2006 | Online Exhibits | Wisconsin Historical Society](https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/exhibits/images/bheiden.jpg)
Beth Heiden | Skating for Gold: Wisconsin's Olympic Speed Skaters, 1976-2006 | Online Exhibits | Wisconsin Historical Society
Wisconsin Historical Society - Happy Birthday Wisconsin speed skater Beth Heiden! Though often overshadowed in the public's mind by her brother Eric, Beth Heiden is an amazing athlete in her own right.
![Speed skating, Eisschnelllauf Eric Heiden Speed skater Beth Heiden (USA) training at the Wisconsin O Speed skating, Eisschnelllauf Eric Heiden Speed skater Beth Heiden (USA) training at the Wisconsin O](https://cdn.imago-images.com/bild/sp/0047739093/m.jpg)
Speed skating, Eisschnelllauf Eric Heiden Speed skater Beth Heiden (USA) training at the Wisconsin O
![Eric Heiden: five Olympic gold medals were only the start of his success | U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum Eric Heiden: five Olympic gold medals were only the start of his success | U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum](https://usopm.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/heiden-lake-placid-1980.jpg)