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Viktor An

1985 - Today

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Viktor An (Russian: Виктор Ан; born Ahn Hyun-soo (Korean: 안현수) on November 23, 1985), is a South Korean-born Russian short-track speed skating coach and retired short-track speed skater. With a total of eight Olympic medals, six gold and two bronze, he is the only short track speed skater in Olympic history to win gold in every distance, and the first to win a medal in every distance at a single Games. He has the most Olympic gold medals in the sport, three of which he won in the 2006 Winter Olympics and the other three in the 2014 Winter Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Viktor An has received more than 300,629 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Viktor An is the 2,156th most popular athlete (down from 783rd in 2019), the 492nd most popular biography from South Korea (down from 269th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular South Korean Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 300k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Viktor An ranks 2,156 out of 6,025. Before him are Diane Williams, Ben Jipcho, Maryvonne Dupureur, Karl Schnabl, Aldo Montano, and John Taylor. After him are Ulrike Bruns, Wolfgang Hoppe, Dwight Stones, Brigitte Rohde, James Rector, and Bernard Baudoux.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Viktor An ranks 208. Before him are Zdeněk Štybar, Hedwiges Maduro, Giedo van der Garde, Ida Engvoll, Artem Milevskiy, and Duško Tošić. After him are Crystal Reed, Karla Souza, Antonio Nocerino, Hikari Mitsushima, Shindong, and Sebastian Larsson.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Viktor An ranks 492 out of 1,128. Before him are Uhm Ji-won (1977), Yong Jun-hyung (1989), Lee Joon (1988), Hahm Eun-jung (1988), Park Joo-bong (1964), and Park Chang-sun (1954). After him are Seo Jung-won (1970), Yeon Woo-jin (1984), Ahn Byeong-keun (1962), Yeo Jin-goo (1997), Seung-Hui Cho (1984), and Dahyun (1998).

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Among ATHLETES In South Korea

Among athletes born in South Korea, Viktor An ranks 3. Before him are Nam Sung-yong (1912), and Hwang Young-cho (1970). After him are Kim Young-ho (1971), Shin Joon-sup (1963), Kim Ki-hoon (1967), Jin Jong-oh (1979), Kim Soo-nyung (1971), Dong Hyun Kim (1981), Gil Young-ah (1970), Jang Mi-ran (1983), and Im Dong-hyun (1986).

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