Person in history
Viktor An
Viktor An, South Korean speed skater
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1985 · November 23
- Age this year
- 41No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 41st anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Viktor An, South Korean speed skater
Early life
An was born in South Korea on November 23, 1985, and grew up in the country's competitive short-track speed skating program. He began training as a youth in one of South Korea's premier winter sports.
Path and career
An represented South Korea at the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics, where he won medals in short-track events. He later transferred his allegiance to Russia, competing under the Russian flag at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics and winning multiple gold medals.
His career spanned two decades of elite international competition in short-track speed skating. An became one of the few athletes to win Olympic medals for two different nations.
Why this date
Viktor An appears on our November 23 calendar for 1985 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1985.
- September 14Penang Bridge
- September 11Moimenta-Alcafache train crash
- September 17HIV/AIDS
- July 13Live Aid
- January 13Awash rail disaster
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1985Kendra WilkinsonJune 12
- 1985Rooney MaraApril 17
- 1985Darrelle RevisJuly 14
- 1985Blake RossJune 12
- 1985Ashley Nicole BlackJune 15
- 1985Julia AlexandratouNovember 24
- 1985Mark MilliganAugust 4
- 1985Mirza TeletovićSeptember 18
Sources
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“Viktor An”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/viktor-an, accessed October 28, 2026.
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Questions about Viktor An
When was Viktor An born?
November 23 1985.
How old would Viktor An be today?
41 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on November 23?
James Maddison, Anna Yanovskaya, Boubacar Kamara and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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