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| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Short track speed skating | |||
| Gold | 2006 Turin | 1000 meters | |
| Gold | 2006 Turin | 1500 meters | |
| Gold | 2006 Turin | 5000 meters relay | |
| Bronze | 2006 Turin | 500 meters | |
Ahn Hyun Soo (안현수, born November 23, 1985 in Seoul) is a Short track speed skating athlete from South Korea. He participated in the 2002 Winter Olympics at Salt Lake City, but returned home without a medal after a controversial finish involving Apolo Ohno and Li Jiajun. In the 2006 Winter Olympics, Ahn won gold medals in the 1500 m and 1000 m events. He set a new Olympic record time of 1:26.739 in the 1000 m, finishing ahead of teammate Lee Ho-Suk and rival Ohno. Ahn also won gold in Men's 5000 m relay along with teammates Lee Ho-Suk (이호석), Seo Ho-Jin, and Song Suk-Woo. He became the second Korean athelete ever to win three gold medals in one Olympics. (Jin Sun-Yu (진선유) accomplished this earlier on the same day.) He also won a bronze medal in the 500 m event.
