Apolo Ohno is an American retired short track speed skating competitor and an eight time medalist at the Winter Olympics. He was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2017 and the United States Olympic Hall of Fame in 2019.
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Career HighlightEight-time Winter Olympic medalist (two gold, two silver, four bronze) in short track speed skating; inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 2019. 1 Medals or Titles Band Classification
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Apolo Anton Ohno (; born May 22, 1982) is an American retired short-track speed skating competitor and an eight-time medalist (two gold, two silver, four bronze) in the Winter Olympics.
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Apolo Anton Ohno (; born May 22, 1982) is an American retired short-track speed skating competitor and an eight-time medalist (two gold, two silver, four bronze) in the Winter Olympics.
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Ohno was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2017 and the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 2019.
- Category: 21st-century American sportsmen
- Infobox medal table lists 32 gold, silver or bronze medal rows
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He drew anger in South Korea after adding, "I was hoping for another disqualification, kind of like what happened in Salt Lake City." Ohno's silver pushed his tally to six career Olympic medals, tying Bonnie Blair for most medals ever won by a U.S. Winter Olympian.
Competed In: 2002 Winter Olympics, lead paragraph, competed-in
Ohno has been the face of short track in the United States since winning his medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
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