Eric Flaim

Eric Flaim
Personal information
Full nameEric Joseph Flaim
BornMarch 9, 1967 (1967-03-09) (age 57)
Pembroke, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportSpeed skating
Short track speed skating
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)500 m: 36.98 (1988)
1000 m: 1:13.53 (1988)
1500 m: 1:52.12 (1988)
3000 m: 4:02.64 (1988)
5000 m: 6:47.09 (1988)
10 000 m: 14:05.57 (1988)
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Men's speed skating
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Calgary 1500 m
World Allround Championships
Gold medal – first place 1988 Alma-Ata Allround
World Sprint Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1988 West Allis Sprint
Men's short track speed skating
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1994 Lillehammer 5000 m relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1995 Gjøvik 1500 m
World Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Zoetermeer Team
A Soviet stamp commemorating the World Allround Speed Skating Championships of 1988, in which Eric Flaim was victorious

Eric Joseph Flaim (born March 9, 1967) is an American former speed skater. He became a world champion in 1988, as well as capturing Olympic silver medals, namely in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics and in short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics.