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Daniel Erwin Jansen (born June 17, 1965) is a retired American speed skater. A multiple world champion in sprint and perennial favorite at the Winter Olympics, he broke a ten-year Olympic jinx when he won a gold medal in his final race, which was the 1,000 meters in the 1994 Winter Games.
Dan Jansen, American speed skater whose dominance in the sprint races of his sport was overshadowed by his misfortune in the Olympic Winter Games. Notably, during the 1988 Games his sister died of leukemia, and Jansen subsequently fell in his two events, failing to win a medal.
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A Brother's Promise: The Dan Jansen Story: Directed by Bill Corcoran. With Matt Keeslar, Jayne Brook, Len Cariou, Claire Rankin. Based on the true story of Speed Skater Dan Jansen and the loving relationship with his sister Jane.
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- Biography, Drama, Sport
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- 1996-02-14
A talented and powerful speed skater, Dan Jansen won world sprint championships, topped World Cup standings and set world records. Yet the challenges that haunted the four-time Olympian were...
Feb 25, 2020 · But the story of Dan Jansen, four-time Olympian and 1994 Olympic gold medalist, is uniquely poignant; the talented athlete triumphed through personal loss and competitive struggles to become...
Speed skater Dan Jansen’s gold medal victory is one of the most inspiring Olympic stories in American history. The four-time Olympian and seven-time World Cup champion won a gold medal in his final Olympic race in the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway.
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Nov 6, 2017 · Although he was regarded as one of the finest speed skaters of his generation, Dan Jansen had to wait until his fourth Olympic Winter Games, Lillehammer 1994, to win a gold medal. In doing so, he put memories of previous Olympic failures and a traumatic personal experience at Calgary 1988 behind him.
