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Ahn Hyun-soo

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Victor Ahn, formerly known as Ahn Hyun-soo, is a Russian-Korean short track speed skater and coach. He has six Winter Olympic gold medals and is the athlete with the most Olympic gold medals in the history of short track speed skating. He is also the first and only athlete to win Olympic gold medals in all events. He is also the six-time all-around king of the World Championships (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2014), and the two-time World Cup champion (2003-2004 season, 2005-2006 season), the 2014 European Championship and the 2002 World Youth Championship all-around king.

Category
Athletes
Nationality
Republic of Korea
Born
1985-11-23
Wikidata
Q118002
Occupations short track speed skater
Aliases Ahn Hyun-sooHyun-Soo AhnVictor AhnViktor AhnAhn Hyun-sooAhn Hyun-sooVictor Ann

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