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- meter speed skating track
- in the country.
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- By 1976, when he was 17,
- Eric competed in the 1976
- Winter Olympics. He finished seventh in the
- 1,500-meter event and 19th in the 5,000
- meters. A year later, Eric shocked everyone
- -- even himself -- when he won the all-
- around title at the 1977 world championships.
- (In the all-around competition, skaters earn
- points based on their finish in each event.)
- That win was no fluke: Eric also won the
- world championship in 1978 and 1979.
-
- Eric trained very hard, and by the start of the
- 1980 Olympics, his legs were so strong,
- each of his thighs measured 29 inches
- around. His waist was only 32 inches
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