Ahn Hyunjun
Republic of Korea
| Sport | Short Track | |
| NOC | Republic of Korea | |
| Born | 27 Nov 2000 | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Incheon, KOR | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Student | |
| Languages | Korean |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 41.460 | 31 Jan 2020 |  Bormio |
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| 1000m | 1:23.981 | 02 Feb 2020 | Bormio |
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Main Achievements |
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World Junior Championships
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| 1000m | 1 | |||||
| 1500m | 1 | |||||
| 3000m Relay | 1 | |||||
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Seongnam City Hall: Republic of Korea |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Listening to music, watching videos online. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023) | |
| Injuries | He has sustained an ankle injury during his sporting career. The injury required a three-month recovery period. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023) | |
| Other sports | He has represented the Republic of Korea in both speed skating and short track. He won a gold medal and two silver medals at the 2020 World Junior Short Track Championships in Bormio, Italy. (SportsDeskOnline, 16 Nov 2023) | |
| Famous relatives | His older brother Victor An represented the Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation in short track, winning a total of six gold medals at the Olympic Winter Games and 18 gold medals at the world championships. (SportsDeskOnline, 16 Nov 2023; Athlete, 15 Nov 2023; reuters.com, 20 Mar 2014) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | He got involved in the sport by coincidence. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | Korean speed skater Kim Min-Seok. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023) | |
| Hero / Idol | Korean speed skater Kim Min-Seok. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023) | |
| Ambitions | To win a gold medal at the Asian Winter Games, and to compete at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Park Jung-Eun [national], KOR; Park Jae-Min; Kim Sun-Tae | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport at age 13 at Tancheon Sports Complex in Seongnam, Republic of Korea. |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2019/2020 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Junior Championships | 1000m | 2 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Junior Championships | 1500m | 2 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Junior Championships | 500m | 12 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 14 | |||