<div id='name'>Dan Jansen</div>
<div id='description'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Speedskater <strong>Dan Jansen </strong>captured our hearts with his failures as much as
with his victories. The West Allis native entered the 1988 Winter
Olympics as the favorite at a couple distances, but after learning only
hours before that his sister had died he still raced and fell - not
once but twice.<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jansen continued to train hard after that
disappointment and continued to win medals in World Cup competition.
But, when he slipped again in the 500 meters, it looked like he might
never win Olympic gold. Finally, in the 1,000 meters, Jansen set a
world record and won the gold. He made an emotional victory lap to the
cheers of the world.<br />
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In addition to that Olympic gold, Jansen won more than 30 World Cup
races, more than 50 World Cup medals and 20 World Championship medals.
After retiring from skating, Jansen did TV work and established the Dan
Jansen Foundation for research into leukemia, which claimed the life of
his sister.
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