Editing Eric Heiden (section)

==== World records ====
[[File:Eric Heiden 1977c.jpg|thumb|Heiden in 1977]]
[[File:Eric Heiden 1977b.jpg|thumb|upright=.8|Heiden in 1977]]
[[File:Eric Heiden and Beth Heiden 1977.jpg|thumb|upright=.8|Eric and Beth Heiden in 1977 in [[Alkmaar]], the Netherlands]]
[[File:Eric Heiden 1980c.jpg|thumb|upright=.8|Heiden in 1980]]
Over the course of Heiden's career he skated 15 [[world record]]s:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Discipline!!Time!!Date!!Location
|-
| 1500 m junior || '''2:02.75''' || January 18, 1976 || align=left| Madonna di Campiglio
|-
| 5000 m junior || '''7:30.23''' || February 20, 1977 || align=left| Inzell
|-
| 1500 m junior || '''1:59.46''' || February 20, 1977 || align=left| Inzell
|-
| Allround junior || '''168.716''' || February 19–20, 1977 || align=left| Inzell
|-
| 3000 m junior || '''4:16.2''' || February 4, 1977 || align=left| Montreal
|-
| Allround junior || '''166.584''' || February 4–5, 1977 || align=left| Montreal
|-
| 5000 m junior || '''7:23.54''' || February 5, 1978 || align=left| Montreal
|-
|[[World record progression 3000 m speed skating men|3000 m]] || '''4:07.01''' || March 2, 1978 || align=left| [[Eisstadion Inzell|Inzell]]
|-
|[[World record progression 1000 m speed skating men|1000 m]] || '''1:14.99''' || March 12, 1978 || align=left| [[Savalen]]
|-
|[[Samalog|Big combination]] || '''162.973''' || February 11, 1979 || align=left| [[Bislett Stadium|Oslo]]
|-
|1000 m || '''1:14.99''' || February 17, 1979 || align=left| Inzell
|-
|3000 m || '''4:06.91''' || March 18, 1979 || align=left| Savalen
|-
|1000 m || '''1:13.60''' || January 13, 1980 || align=left| [[Vaillant Arena|Davos]]
|-
|[[Samalog|Sprint combination]] || '''150.250''' || January 13, 1980 || align=left| Davos
|-
|[[World record progression 1500 m speed skating men|1500 m]] || '''1:54.79''' || January 19, 1980 || align=left| Davos
|-
|[[World record progression 10000 m speed skating men|10000 m]] || '''14:28.13''' || February 23, 1980 || align=left| [[James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink|Lake Placid]]
|}

<ref name=SSStats>{{cite web |title=Eric Heiden |url=http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=skater&code=1958061401 |publisher=SpeedSkatingStats.com |access-date=August 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517231944/http://speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=skater&code=1958061401 |archive-date=May 17, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>