 Leah Poulos in 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | October 5, 1951 (age 73) Berwyn, Illinois, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Peter Mueller (divorced) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Northbrook Speedskating Club[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 500 m – 41.13 (1980) 1000 m – 1:23.07 (1980) 1500 m – 2:13.98 (1976) 3000 m – 5:11.43 (1976)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leah Jean Poulos-Mueller (née Poulos; born October 5, 1951) is an American retired speed skater. She competed at the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympics, and won two silver medals in 1980 and one in 1976. She garnered more than 65 Olympic, world, and international speed skating medals and titles during a career that spanned 12 competitive years and three Olympic teams. After retiring from competitions she had a long career in law as a civil litigator.