Last updated on:
9/24/2012 |
Author: ProCon.org
Dan Jansen Biography
- Title:
- Former Olympic speedskater
- Position:
- Con to the question "Is Golf a Sport?"
- Reasoning:
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“At the risk of offending golfers, which is not what I want to do, I don’t know that it is a sport. The difference is, you can smoke a cigarette while doing it. But it is a game, and it’s the hardest game I’ve ever played.”
Peter McCleery, “Are Golfers Really Athletes?,” Golf Digest, May 2, 2007
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Speed skating television commentator, NBC, 1998-present
- Honorary board member, Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
- Motivational speaker
- Skating coach, Chicago Blackhawks (National Hockey League), 2005-2007
- Inducted into United States Olympic Hall of Fame, 20004
- Founder, Dan Jansen Foundation, 1994
- Winner, gold medal, Lillehammer Winter Olympics, 1994
- Recipient, James E. Sullivan Award, 1994
- World Sprint Speed Skating Champion, 1988 and 1994
- Member, US Olympics Speed Skating Team, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994
- Recipient, US Olympic Spirit Award, 1988
- Education:
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- Graduated from West Allis Central High School (Wisconsin)
- Other:
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- Born June 17, 1965
- Eight time World record holder in the speed skating 500m and 1000m
- Seven time Overall World Cup Champion
- Winner of 20 World Championship medals
- Quoted in:
- Pro & Con Quotes: Is Golf a Sport?