Dan Jansen Olympic Gold Turns 25
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Wednesday, February 20, 2019
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Many of us remember that momentous day, 25 years ago (Friday, Feb. 18, 1994), when Dan Jansen finally achieved his dream and won an Olympic Gold Medal in the 1000 meters in world record fashion at the 1994 Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway.
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- MILWAUKEE, Feb. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Many of us remember that momentous day, 25 years ago (Friday, Feb. 18, 1994), when Dan Jansen finally achieved his dream and won an Olympic Gold Medal in the 1000 meters in world record fashion at the 1994 Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway.
- The world was a nicer place when Dan struck Olympic Gold.
- Dan turned his Olympic glory into another form of gold when he started the Dan Jansen Foundation.
- In honor of Dan's epic Olympic Gold Medal performance, a special Dan Jansen 25th (Gold Turns Silver) Anniversary Tribute is planned for Saturday, October 12, at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee (he grew up in West Allis).