Name | Apolo Anton Ohno |
Nickname | Chunky |
Gender | Male |
Birthday | May 22, 1982 (19 yrs old) |
Place of Birth | Seattle, Washington |
Hometown | Seattle, Washington |
Residence | Colorado Springs, CO, USA |
Education | College |
Marital Status | Single |
Hobbies | Badminton, Break Dancing, Music (Hip Hop), Basketball |
Height | 1.7m (5'7") |
Weight | 72kg (158lbs) |
Discipline | Short Track Speed Skating |
Events | Men 500m, Men 1000 m, Men 1500 m, Men 5000 m Relay |
Country | USA |
Favorite Food | Asian, Italian, Indian |
Favorite Book | "The Way of the
Peaceful Warrior" -Dan Milkman "The Pursuit of Excellence" -Tevry Orlicks |
Favorite Movie | The Power of Glory |
2002 Olympian
2nd, overall 2001 World Short Track Championships (1st, 3000m; 1st, men's 5000m relay; 2nd, men's 1000m)
Member of men's gold medal 5000-meter relay team at 2001 World Short Track Championships
2001 World Cup Overall Champion (also champion in 500m, 1000m, and 1500m)
1999 World Junior Short Track Champion
Youngest American to win a World Cup (Chang Chun, China 12/3-5/99)
1997, 1999, 2001, and 2002 U.S. Champion
1st, overall World Cup (Chang Chun, China, 12/3-5/99; Calgary, 10/20-22/00; Chang Chun, China, 12/8-10/00, Graz, Austria, Feb. 2-4)
2nd, overall World Cup (Provo, 10/27-29/00; Nobeyama, 12/1-12/3/00)
Member of American Record 5000-meter relay team (6:48.815, 10/20/01, Calgary)
Event | Time | Date | Site |
500 | 41.628* | 12/21/01 | Salt Lake City |
1000 | 1:27.410 | 12/4/99 | Chang Chun, China |
1500 | 2:13.728** | 12/15/01 | Salt Lake City |
3000 | 4:51.147 | 11/8/98 | Szekesfehervar, Hungary |
Bold Indicates Junior American Record | |||
* Indicates American Record | |||
**Indicates World Record |