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Apolo Anton Ohno (/ əˈpɒloʊ ˈæntɒn ˈoʊnoʊ /; born May 22, 1982) is an American retired [6] short track speed skating competitor and an eight-time medalist (two gold, two silver, four bronze) in the Winter Olympics. Ohno is the most decorated American at the Winter Olympics and was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in ...
List of Olympic medalists in speed skating. Italy, the gold medalists in the 2006 Winter Olympics men's team pursuit event. From left to right: Matteo Anesi, Enrico Fabris and Ippolito Sanfratello. Speed skating is a sport that has been contested at the Winter Olympic Games since the inaugural Games in 1924. [1]
Daniel Erwin Jansen (born June 17, 1965) is a retired American speed skater.A multiple world champion in sprint and perennial favorite at the Winter Olympics, he broke a ten-year Olympic jinx when he won a gold medal in his final race, which was the 1,000 meters in the 1994 Winter Games.
Eric Heiden. Eric Arthur Heiden (born June 14, 1958) is an American physician and a former long track speed skater, road cyclist and track cyclist. He won an unprecedented five individual gold medals, and set four Olympic records and one world record at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games. Heiden was the most successful athlete at those Olympic Games ...
United States: Burt McKinnie United States Francis Newton United States: 1906–2012: not included in the Olympic program: 2016 Rio de Janeiro details: Justin Rose Great Britain: Henrik Stenson Sweden: Matt Kuchar United States: 2020 Tokyo details: Xander Schauffele United States: Rory Sabbatini Slovakia: Pan Cheng-tsung Chinese Taipei: 2024 ...
The accident caused the cancellation of the 1961 World Championships and necessitated the building of a new American skating program. Although American figure skaters were still too young in 1964 (most were aged 15 or lower), they still managed to win two medals. [1][2] Individual. Athlete. Event.
Pages in category "Olympic gold medalists for the United States in speed skating" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Steven John Bradbury OAM (born 14 October 1973) is an Australian former short-track speed skater and four-time Olympian. He won the 1,000 m event at the 2002 Winter Olympics. He was the first athlete from Australia and also the Southern Hemisphere to win a Winter Olympic gold medal, and he was also part of the short-track relay team that won ...