Skating for Gold:
Wisconsin's Olympic Speed Skaters, 1976-2006
Dan Immerfall (b. 1955)
Madison, Wisconsin
Dan Immerfall
When he was six, Dan competed in a speed skating race sponsored by the Wisconsin State Journal in the hopes of getting his photograph in the newspaper. After an impressive win, the Madison Speed Skating Club recruited him and he has been part of the speed skating world since.
Besides winning the bronze unexpectedly at the 1976 Olympics, Dan also came in second overall at the World Championships that year, placing first in both 500-meter events.
After being a member of the United States speed skating team for the 1976, 1980, and 1984 Olympics, he went to the 1988 games as an assistant coach.
Dan served as technical coordinator for U.S. Speedskating, the sport's national governing board. He was a referee through the International Skating Union and refereed the women's speed skating events at the 2006 Olympics.
Olympic Career
1976, Innsbruck, Austria
500 meters: BRONZE MEDAL
1000 meters: 12th
1980, Lake Placid, New York
500 meters: 5th
1984, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
Alternate; did not compete.
Athlete's pass used by Dan Immerfall at the 1984 Olympics.
Source: Dan Immerfall.
Skates worn by Dan Immerfall when he won the bronze medal at the 1976 Olympics.
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Warm-up jacket worn by Dan Immerfall at the 1976 Olympics.
Source: Dan Immerfall.