Sport | Short Track | |
FederationID | STAUS11203199901 | |
NOC | Australia | |
Born | 12 Mar 1999 | |
Gender | Men |
Residence | Melbourne, VIC, AUS | |
Occupation | Student | |
Languages | English | |
Higher education | Medicine - Monash University: Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
500m | 44.005 | 05 Feb 2017 | ![]() |
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1000m | 1:34.939 | 10 Sep 2016 | ![]() |
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1500m | 2:27.309 | 04 Feb 2017 | ![]() |
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3000m | 5:24.782 | 10 Sep 2016 | ![]() |
Club / Team | Olympic Southern Flyers: Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
Injuries | In November 2014 he cut tendons and an artery in his forearm after falling while skating. He has permanent numbness in the little finger and palm of his right hand as a result of the injury. (Athlete, 02 Nov 2018) | |
Memorable sporting achievement | Winning gold in the floor exercise [artistic gymnastics] at the 2016 National Championships in Melbourne, VIC, Australia. (Athlete, 02 Nov 2018) | |
Other sports | He has competed in artistic gymnastics at national level in Australia. (Athlete, 02 Nov 2018) | |
Famous relatives | His father Danny represented Australia in speed skating at the Olympic Winter Games in 1988, 1992 and 1994. His younger brother Joshua has competed in short track for Australia at World Cup events. (Athlete, 02 Nov 2018; SportsDeskOnline, 06 Feb 2017; shorttrackonline.info, 04 Feb 2017; mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au, 31 May 2016) |
Reason for choosing this sport | "It runs in my family's blood. Both my brother and I train with my mother [Melissa] and father [Danny]." |
Most influential person in career | His brother Joshua. (Athlete, 01 Feb 2017) | |
Hero / Idol | Australian speed skater [and his father] Danny Kah. (Athlete, 01 Feb 2017) |
When and where did you begin this sport? | He first tried short track at age four, but he began to take the sport more seriously in 2012 when he started high school. |
www.facebook.com/SkylerKah |
Sporting philosophy / motto | "Sometimes you just have to lick the stamp and send it." (Athlete, 02 Nov 2018) |
World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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2016/2017 | Dresden | 5000m Relay | 16 | |||
2018/2019 | Dresden | 1000m | 28 | |||
2018/2019 | Dresden | 500m | 37 | |||
2018/2019 | Salt Lake City, UT | 500m | 37 | |||
2018/2019 | Calgary, AB | 500m | 38 | |||
2018/2019 | Calgary, AB | 1000m | 38 | |||
2018/2019 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1000m | 39 | |||
2016/2017 | Dresden | 1500m | 48 | |||
2016/2017 | Dresden | 500m | 50 | |||
2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 78 | |||
2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 81 | |||
2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 141 | |||
2016/2017 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 151 |