List of the best short track speed skating Olympic athletes of all time, with photos of the athletes when available. The famous short track speed skating event Olympians on this list are all regarded as some of the toughest athletes to have ever competed at the Olympics. Almost every one of these historic short track speed skating Olympians have taken home a medal, which is why they've earned a spot on this list. Only the greatest short track speed skating Olympic athletes are featured on the front page of this list, so be sure to vote for who you believe are the best short track speed skating athletes and vote down the ones you disagree with.
List ranges from Apolo Ohno to Allison Baver and more.
This list answers the questions, "Who are the greatest Olympic short track speed skating athletes?" and "Who is the best short track speed skating competitor of all time?"
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Apolo OhnoUnited States of America Apolo Anton Ohno is a retired American short track speed skating competitor and an eight-time medalist in the Winter Olympics. Raised by his father, Ohno began training full-time in 1996. He has ...more
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Marianne St-GelaisCanada Marianne St-Gelais is a short track speed skater.
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Charles HamelinCanada Charles Hamelin is a Canadian short track speed skater from Sainte-Julie, Quebec. Hamelin is a 4-time Olympic medalist having won 3 gold and 1 silver during the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter ...more
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Katherine ReutterUnited States of America Katherine Reutter is a short track speed skater.
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Lim Hyo-jun Lim Hyo-jun (born 29 May 1996) is a South Korean short track speed skater. He is the current champion of the Men's 1500m event in short track speed skating at the Winter Olympics, and also ...more
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Francois HamelinCanada Francois Hamelin is a short track speed skater.
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Marie-Eve DroletCanada Marie-Ève Drolet is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics where she won a bronze in the relay event. She also has six ISU World Championship medals ...more
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Jeon Da-HyeSouth Korea Jeon Da-hye is a South Korean short track speed skater who won gold in the women's 3000 metre relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics. In 1999 Jeon earned her first call to the South Korea women's ...more
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Jessica GreggCanada Jessica Gregg is a short track speed skater.
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Barbara BaldisseraItaly Barbara Baldissera is a short track speed skater.
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Lee Jung-SuSouth Korea Lee Jung-su is a South Korean short track speed skater. He is a two-time Olympic Champion from 2010 Winter Olympics. Lee won one distances and became second overall at the 2008 World Junior ...more
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Byun Chun-SaSouth Korea Byun Chun-Sa is a South Korean short track speed skater who won gold in the 3000m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
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J. R. CelskiUnited States of America J.R. Celski is a short track speed skater.
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Veronique PierronFrance Veronique Pierron is a French short-track speed-skater. Pierron competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics for France. She finished second in the first round of the 500 metres, advancing to the ...more
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Jordan MaloneUnited States of America Jordan Malone is a short track speed skater.
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Alex IzykowskiUnited States of America Alex "Izzy" Izykowski is an American short track speed skater. He competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics of Turin in the 1500m, and was also part of the bronze medal winning 5000m
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Arianna FontanaItaly Arianna Fontana is an Italian short track speed skater, who won bronze in the 3000m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. She placed 11th in the 500m and 6th in the 1000m. Arianna ...more
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Olivier JeanCanada Olivier Jean is a Canadian short track speed skater from Lachenaie, Quebec currently residing in Montreal. He is a well-known figure for his dreadlocks and for listening to reggae, which he says ...more
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Han JialiangChina Jialiang Han is a short track speed skater.
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Tania VicentCanada Tania Vicent is a Canadian short track speed skater, who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics. On February 22, along with Alanna Kraus, Anouk Leblanc-Boucher and Kalyna Roberge, Vicent won a ...more
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Haralds SilovsLatvia Haralds Silovs is a Latvian long track and former short track speed skater, who became the 2008 European champion in short track. During the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, he gained ...more
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Semion ElistratovRussia Semion Andreyevich Elistratov is a Russian short-track speed-skater. Elistratov competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Russia. In the 500 metres and 1000 metres, he placed third in his round ...more
Veronika WindischAustria Veronika Windisch is an Olympic Short Track Speed Skater.
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Tatiana BorodulinaRussia, Australia Tatiana Borodulina is a short track speed skater.
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Alyson DudekUnited States of America Alyson Dudek is a short track speed skater.
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Lee Ho-SukSouth Korea Lee Ho-Suk is a South Korean short track speedskater. He won a gold medal as a part of 5000 m short-track relay team and four silver medals in 2006 Winter Olympics held in Turin, Italy. He is ...more
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Cathy TurnerUnited States of America Cathy Ann Turner is an American short track speed skater, who won gold medals at the 1992 Winter Olympics and 1994 Winter Olympics. Turner was the American short-track champion in 1979, but ...more
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Assen PandovBulgaria Assen Pandov is a short track speed skater.
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Niels KerstholtNetherlands Niels Kerstholt is a Dutch Short track speed skater. Kerstholt qualified himself for the 2006 Winter Olympics by finishing among the first twelve in a virtual ranking over 1000 metres using the ...more
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Paul StanleyEngland Paul Stanley is a short track speed skater.
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Evgenia RadanovaBulgaria Evgenia Radanova is a Bulgarian female short track speed skater and racing cyclist who has participated in both the Summer and Winter Olympics. She was the world record holder in the 500 m short ...more
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Takahiro FujimotoJapan Takahiro Fujimoto is a short track speed skater.
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Anne EcknerGermany Anne Eckner is a short track speed skater.
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Cees JuffermansNetherlands Cees Juffermans is a former Dutch Short track speed skater. Currently he is a marathon speed skater. He has a relationship with short track speed skater Liesbeth Mau Asam. Juffermans is one of ...more
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Dariusz KuleszaPoland Dariusz Kulesza is a short track speed skater.
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Jon EleyEngland Jon Eley is a short track speed skater.
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Sanne Van KerkhofNetherlands Sanne Van Kerkhof is a short track speed skater.
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Kalyna RobergeCanada Kalyna Roberge is a Canadian short track speed skater. Roberge has won a gold medal in the 3000m relay at the 2005 World Championships. She also placed third overall at the 2005 World Junior ...more
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Balazs KoverHungary Balazs Kover is a short track speed skater.
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Alanna KrausCanada Alanna Kraus is a Canadian short track speed skater. She won the bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in short-track speed skating for the women's 3000 m relay. She competed in three ...more
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Amy PetersonUnited States of America Amy Peterson is an American short track speed skater. Peterson competed in five consecutive Olympic games from when short track speed skating was exhibition sport in 1988 to 2002. Peterson ...more
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Balazs KnochHungary Balazs Knoch is a short track speed skater.
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Christy RenHong Kong Christy Ren is a short track speed skater.
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Benjamin MaceFrance Benjamin Mace is a short track speed skater.
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Liang Wenhao Liang Wenhao is a Chinese male short track speed skater. He represented China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
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Jakub JaworskiPoland Jakub Jaworski is a Polish short-track speed-skater. Jaworski competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Poland. In the 1500 metres, he finished fourth in his first round heat, failing to advance. ...more
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Lachlan HayAustralia Lachlan Hay is a short track speed skater.
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Susanne RudolphGermany Susanne Rudolph is a short track speed skater.
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Sebastian PrausGermany Sebastian Praus is a short track speed skater.
