AT A GLANCE
Sport
Short Track Speedskating
Hometown
Seattle, Washington
Current Residence
Los Angeles, California
Olympic Medals
2
2
4
About Apolo
- America’s most decorated winter Olympian
- U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame member (2019)
- New York Times Bestselling author – Hard Pivot (2022), Zero Regrets (2010)
- Dancing with the Stars champion (2007)
- Motivational speaker sharing insights on high-performance mindsets and reinvention
- Part of the bid process for the 2034 Salt Lake City-Utah Winter Olympics and Paralympics
- Athlete advisor for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games
- NBC Sports analyst
- Entrepreneur
IN THE NEWS
Accolades
- 3x Olympian (2002, 2006, 2010)
- 2x Olympic Champion (2006: 500m; 2002: 1500m)
- 8x Olympic Medalist (2 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze)
- 2010: silver, 1500m; bronze, 1000m; bronze, 5000m relay
- 2006: gold, 500m; bronze, 1000m; bronze, 5000m relay
- 2002: gold, 1500m; silver, 1000m
- 9x World Champion
- 2009: 5,000m team relay
- 2008: overall, 500m, team
- 2007: 1,500m; 2005: 1,000m, 3,000m
- 2001: 1,500m, 5,000m team relay
- 23x World Championship Medalist (9 gold, 7 silver, 7 bronze)
Testimonial
“From the moment Apolo arrived, his genuine warmth and friendliness endeared him to all our guests. He captivated the room when he took the stage and was able to inspire and entertain our audience simultaneously.”
Chris Simonsen
CEO, Orangewood Foundation
GAllery
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