 Holum in 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1951-05-19) May 19, 1951 (age 73) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Northbrook Speedskating Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 500 m – 43.59 (1972) 1000 m – 1:28.7 (1972) 1500 m – 2:18.51 (1972) 3000 m – 4:57.9 (1972) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dianne Mary Holum (born May 19, 1951) is a retired American speed skater.
In 1966, Holum became the youngest person to compete in the world speed skating championships. Next year she won bronze at the World Allround Championships. At the age of 16, Holum earned a silver medal in the 500 meter race at the 1968 Winter Olympics, finishing in a three-way tie for second place. Holum added a bronze medal in the 1000 meter event.
At the 1972 Winter Olympics, Holum won a gold medal in the 1500 meter event, setting an Olympic record in the process. After finishing sixth in the 1000 meter race, Holum ended her Olympic career by winning a silver medal on the 3000 meters.
After winning bronze once more at the World Allround Championships later that same year, Holum retired from speed skating, only 20 years old. The following year, she began her career as a coach, helping put a 14-year-old Eric Heiden on the road to the 1980 Winter Olympics, where he won five gold medals. She also coached Eric's sister Beth Heiden. At the 1976 Olympics, she became the first female coach to a female speed skater.
For her achievements as a speed skater, Holum was inducted in the National Speedskating Hall of Fame in 1986. For her achievements as a coach, Holum was inducted in the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame in 1996. She also coached her daughter Kirstin Holum, who was Junior World Allround Champion in 1997 and participated in the 1998 Winter Olympics.
References
- ^ Dianne Holum. sports-reference.com
- Speedskating Hall of Fame – Speed Skaters. The National Speedskating Museum and Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
- International Women's Sports Hall of Fame. womenssportsfoundation.org
External links
- Dianne Holum at SkateResults.com
- Olympic Speed Skating Medalists with Wisconsin Ties. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
| Olympic Games | ||
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| Preceded byJanice Romary | Flagbearer for  United States Sapporo 1972 |
Succeeded byOlga Fikotová |
| Olympic champions in women's 1500 m speed skating | |
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- 1951 births
- Living people
- American female speed skaters
- Olympic coaches for the United States
- Speed skaters at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Speed skaters at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in speed skating
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in speed skating
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in speed skating
- Speed skaters from Chicago
- World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists
- 20th-century American sportswomen