Former speed skater Apolo Ohno will be inducted into the US Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame, KIRO 7 reports.
Ohno, who is half Japanese, won eight Olympic medals (two gold, two silver, and four bronze) throughout his career. Ohno will be honored at the 2019 Hall of Fame dinner on November 1 alongside the rest of the 2019 Olympic Hall of Fame class.
Ohno said on Twitter that he was “humbled and honored” to receive the distinction.
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