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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 285,091 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Viktor An is the 783rd most popular athlete (up from 1,104th in 2019), the 272nd most popular biography from South Korea (up from 393rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South Korean Athlete.

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  • 290k

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  • 44.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Viktor An ranks 783 out of 3,059Before him are Guy Butler, Nils Täpp, Glenn Morris, Daniel Kelly, DeHart Hubbard, and Josef Ternström. After him are Verner Järvinen, René Lorain, Ileana Silai, Babben Enger-Damon, Tadeusz Ślusarski, and Manuel Estiarte.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Viktor An ranks 91Before him are Hernanes, Mohamed Sissoko, Domenico Tedesco, Deontay Wilder, Rosa Salazar, and Joël Dicker. After him are Chanel Preston, John Isner, Nelson Piquet Jr., Dwight Howard, Troian Bellisario, and Tomáš Berdych.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Viktor An ranks 272 out of 944Before him are Yang Hyun-suk (1970), Leeteuk (1983), Ha Jung-woo (1978), Park Hae-soo (1981), Yoo Ah-in (1986), and Lee Bo-young (1979). After him are Steven Yeun (1983), Han Duck-soo (1949), Kim Go-eun (1991), Park Hae-jin (1983), Kim Hee-chul (1983), and Shin Tae-yong (1970).

Among ATHLETES In South Korea

Among athletes born in South Korea, Viktor An ranks 2Before him are Nam Sung-yong (1912). After him are Hwang Young-cho (1970), Kim Ki-hoon (1967), Jang Mi-ran (1983), Jin Jong-oh (1979), Kim Soo-nyung (1971), Kim Young-ho (1971), Shin Joon-sup (1963), Chang Hye-jin (1987), Kim Woo-jin (1992), and Im Dong-hyun (1986).