This page is all about APOLO ANTON OHNO. Champion short-track speed skater at a very young age...Since it's Winter Olympics time once again, (actually when i post this, the Olympics will be long over!) here's a tribute to one of U.S.A.'s brightest athletes.
:: APOLO'S BIO ::
Name: APOLO ANTON OHNO
A.K.A. "chunky"
Birthdate: 22 May 1982 (19)
Place of birth: Seattle, WA, USA
Residence: Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Hometown: Seattle, WA, USA
Ethnicity/Aznality: 1/2 Japanese 1/2 Caucasian
Nationality: American (duh!)
Height: 1.72m/5'8"
Weight: 75kg/165lbs
Hobbies: Badminton, Break Dancing
:: MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS ::
Olympic Games 2002: Gold 1500m, Silver 1000m
Goodwill Games 2000: Silver 5000m Relay
World Championships 1999: 4th Overall, 2nd 500m
2000: 9th Overall (competed while ill)
2001: 2nd Overall, 2nd 1000m, 1st 3000m, 1st 5000m Relay
World Junior Championships 1998: 11th Overall
1999: 1st Overall, 2nd 500m, 1st 1000m, 1st super 1500m
2000: 7th Overall
:: INTERESTING FACTS ::
*Began skating in 1995, age 13.
*Youngest ever to win U.S. Championships title at age 14.
*Youngest male ever to win World Cup Title at age 17.
*Winner of the World Junior Championships (1999).
*Winner of the 2000/2001 World Cup in every distance and overall.
*Member of the 2001 World Champion and current American Record 5000-meter relay team.
*Dominated 2002 US Olympic Trials, winning 7 of 8 finals.
*Considers his father Yuki to be his greatest influence. Yuki raised Apolo by himself when his wife left him when Apolo was juz a year old. He now owns a salon, "Yuki's Diffusion", in Seattle.
*His name Apolo means "look out, he's coming!" in Greek, while Anton means "priceless". He surely is!!
**thanx to ISU.org for the 411 on Apolo!
