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Apolo Anton Ohno

Full name: Apolo Anton Ohno
Gender: Male
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Weight: 150 lbs (68 kg)
Born: May 22, 1982 in Seattle, Washington, United States
Country: USA United States
Sport: Short Track Speed Skating

Medals: 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze (5 Total)

Biography

Born to a Japanese father and an American mother, Apolo Anton Ohno had a troublesome youth, but his parents used his skating talent to straighten him out. After winning the 1999 World Junior title, Ohno soon rose to the international top, winning the 2001 1500 m World title. A crowd favourite at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, he won two medals, both of them after eventful races. His 1500 m gold was gained after the controversial disqualification of Kim Dong-Seong for cross-tracking. In the 1000 m, four out of five finalists fell in the final lap, allowing Steven Bradbury to win. Ohno managed to quickly crawl over the finish line to win the silver. Four years later, Ohno won three more Olympic medals, including the title in the 500 m. In 2008, he won the overall world title, after having won five distance titles earlier in his career. Ohno also won the World Cup three times (2001, 2003, 2005).

Results

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
2002 Winter 19 Salt Lake City Short Track Speed Skating Men's 500 metres United States USA 11
2002 Winter 19 Salt Lake City Short Track Speed Skating Men's 1,000 metres United States USA 2 Silver
2002 Winter 19 Salt Lake City Short Track Speed Skating Men's 1,500 metres United States USA 1 Gold
2002 Winter 19 Salt Lake City Short Track Speed Skating Men's 5,000 metres Relay United States USA 4
2006 Winter 23 Torino Short Track Speed Skating Men's 500 metres United States USA 1 Gold
2006 Winter 23 Torino Short Track Speed Skating Men's 1,000 metres United States USA 3 Bronze
2006 Winter 23 Torino Short Track Speed Skating Men's 1,500 metres United States USA 8
2006 Winter 23 Torino Short Track Speed Skating Men's 5,000 metres Relay United States USA 3 Bronze

Men's 500 metres

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Men's 1,000 metres

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Event History ▪ Mouseover for column descriptions
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T S/R
2002 Winter 19 Salt Lake City Short Track Speed Skating United States Final Standings 2 A/2
2002 Winter 19 Salt Lake City Short Track Speed Skating United States Final 2 1:30.160
2002 Winter 19 Salt Lake City Short Track Speed Skating United States Semi-Finals Heat Two 1 QU 1:27.428
2002 Winter 19 Salt Lake City Short Track Speed Skating United States Quarter-Finals Heat Two 1 QU 1:28.650
2002 Winter 19 Salt Lake City Short Track Speed Skating United States Round One Heat Six 2 QU 1:33.167
2006 Winter 23 Torino Short Track Speed Skating United States Final Standings 3
2006 Winter 23 Torino Short Track Speed Skating United States Final 3 1:26.927
2006 Winter 23 Torino Short Track Speed Skating United States Semi-Finals Heat Two 2 QU 1:28.080
2006 Winter 23 Torino Short Track Speed Skating United States Quarter-Finals Heat Two 2 QU 1:29.650
2006 Winter 23 Torino Short Track Speed Skating United States Round One Heat Seven 1 QU 1:36.120

Men's 1,500 metres

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Event History ▪ Mouseover for column descriptions
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T S/R
2002 Winter 19 Salt Lake City Short Track Speed Skating United States Final Standings 1 A/1
2002 Winter 19 Salt Lake City Short Track Speed Skating United States Final 1 2:18.541
2002 Winter 19 Salt Lake City Short Track Speed Skating United States Semi-Finals Heat Two 2 QU 2:25.152
2002 Winter 19 Salt Lake City Short Track Speed Skating United States Round One Heat Two 2 QU 2:26.809
2006 Winter 23 Torino Short Track Speed Skating United States Final Standings 8
2006 Winter 23 Torino Short Track Speed Skating United States B Final 3 2:24.789
2006 Winter 23 Torino Short Track Speed Skating United States Semi-Finals Heat Three 4 QC 2:20.346
2006 Winter 23 Torino Short Track Speed Skating United States Round One Heat Six 1 QU 2:23.668

Men's 5,000 metres Relay

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Event History ▪ Mouseover for column descriptions
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank T S/R
2002 Winter 19 Salt Lake City Short Track Speed Skating United States USA Final Standings 4 A/4
2002 Winter 19 Salt Lake City Short Track Speed Skating United States USA Final 4 7:03.926
2002 Winter 19 Salt Lake City Short Track Speed Skating United States USA Semi-Finals Heat Two 1 QU 7:09.788
2006 Winter 23 Torino Short Track Speed Skating United States USA Final Standings 3
2006 Winter 23 Torino Short Track Speed Skating United States USA Final 3 6:47.990
2006 Winter 23 Torino Short Track Speed Skating United States USA Semi-Finals Heat Two 1 QU 6:55.082