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Apolo Anton Ohno (IPA-en??p?lo? ?�nt?n ?o?no?pron; born May 22, 1982) is an American short track speed skating competitor and an eight-time medalist (two gold, two silver, four bronze) in the Winter Olympics. He is the most decorated American Winter Olympic athlete of all time.
Ohno is one of only four Americans who have won three medals in a single Winter Olympic games. He has been the reigning United States champion since 2001 and has won the mens national title a total of 12 times. In December 1999, he became the youngest skater to win a World Cup event title, and became the first American to win a World Cup overall (Short Track Speed Skating World Cup) title in 2001. In 2008 (2008 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships), Ohno won his first overall World Championship title.
He was the United States Olympic Committees Male Athlete of the Month in October 2003 and March 2008. He was named the U.S. Speedskatings Athlete of the Year for 2003 and was a 2002, 2003 and 2006 finalist for the Sullivan Award (James E. Sullivan Award), which recognizes the best amateur athlete in the United States.
He also competed in and won the reality TV show Dancing with the Stars (Dancing with the Stars (US TV series)) in 2007.
Alt Text: A man wearing a gold medal smiles with his arms raised above his head holding a flower bouquet in his left hand while wearing a dark blue tracksuit and a red bandanna on his head. There is a portion of the ice-rink in the background.
Date of birth: 1982-05-22
Birth Location: Federal Way, Washington (U.S. state), Washington
Height: 1.73 Mtr
Weight: 65.7 Kg
Pb: 500 m: 41.518,1000 m: 1:24.500,1500 m: 2:11.280,3000 m: 4:32.975
Website: www.apoloantonohno.com
Titles: yes
Worldcup: 2005 Overall (Short Track Speed Skating World Cup),2003 Overall,2001 Overall
Worldchamp: 2008 (2008 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships) Overall MedalTableTop MedalSportMen's short track speed skating MedalCountry the USA MedalSport Olympic Games (Short track speed skating at the Winter Olympics) MedalGold 2002 Salt Lake City (2002 Winter Olympics) 1500 m (Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics) MedalGold 2006 Turin (2006 Winter Olympics) 500 m (Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics#Men's events) MedalSilver 2002 Salt Lake City 1000 m (Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics) MedalSilver 2010 Vancouver (2010 Winter Olympics) 1500 m (Short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Men's 1500 metres) MedalBronze 2006 Turin 1000 m (Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics#Men's events) MedalBronze 2006 Turin 5000 m relay (Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics#Men's events) MedalBronze 2010 Vancouver 1000 m (Short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Men's 1000 metres) MedalBronze 2010 Vancouver 5000 m relay (Short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics - Men's 5000 metre relay) MedalSport World Championships (World Short Track Speed Skating Championships) MedalGold 2001 Jeonju (2001 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships) 1500 m MedalGold 2001 Jeonju 5000 m relay MedalGold 2005 Beijing (2005 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships) 1000 m MedalGold 2005 Beijing 3000 m MedalGold 2007 Milan (2007 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships) 1500 m MedalGold 2008 Gangneung (2008 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships) Overall MedalGold 2008 Gangneung 500 m MedalGold 2008 Harbin Team MedalGold 2009 Vienna (2009 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships) 5000 m relay MedalSilver 1999 Sofia (1999 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships) 500 m MedalSilver 2001 Jeonju Overall MedalSilver 2001 Jeonju 1000 m MedalSilver 2003 Warsaw (2003 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships) 3000 m MedalSilver 2005 Beijing Overall MedalSilver 2008 Gangneung 1000 m MedalSilver 2009 Vienna 1000 m MedalBronze 2005 Beijing 5000 m relay MedalBronze 2007 Milan Overall MedalBronze 2007 Milan 1000 m MedalBronze 2007 Milan 3000 m MedalBronze 2007 Milan 5000 m relay MedalBronze 2008 Gangneung 3000 m MedalBronze 2009 Heerenveen Team MedalSportWorld Junior Championships (World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships) MedalGold 1999 Montreal Overall MedalGold 1999 Montreal 1000 m MedalGold 1999 Montreal Super 1500 m MedalSilver 1999 Montreal 500 m MedalBottom