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Viktor Knoch

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  • Date of birth11 Dec 1989
  • Height1800 CM
  • ProfessionAthlete
  • HometownBudapest
  • Place of birthPécs
  • Start skating Club He took up short track in 1996 in Pecs, Hungary. Pecsi Sport Nonprofit Zrt: Hungary
  • HobbiesN/A
  • LanguagesEnglish, German, Hungarian
  • FamliyWife Marta, son Oliver
  • CoachN/A
  • ChoreographerN/A
  • Former CoachN/A
  • Practice low seasonN/A
  • Practice high seasonN/A
  • General Interest
  • Sport Specific Information
"Go hard or go home." (Athlete, 08 Nov 2017)
US short track skater John Celski. (Athlete, 12 Feb 2016)
He was part of the men's 5000m relay team that won Hungary's first gold medal in any sport at the Olympic Winter Games by claiming victory at the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang. (OIS, 22 Feb 2018)

In February 2015 he became the first short track skater representing Hungary to win an individual World Cup event when he was victorious in the 500m in Erzurum, Turkiye. (bama.hu, 27 Oct 2015; SportsDeskOnline, 15 Feb 2015)
His older brother Balazs. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2017)
In the 2017 European summer he suffered an ankle injury at a training camp in Italy, but recovered in time to compete at the opening World Cup event of 2017/18 in Budapest, Hungary. (nemzetisport.hu, 29 Sep 2017; haon.hu, 19 Sep 2017)

He suffered a broken leg in 2001. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2017)
Winning the 500m at the 2014/15 World Cup event in Erzurum, Turkiye. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2017)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
In March 2017 he was elected as short track representative on the Athletes' Commission of the International Skating Union [ISU]. (isu.org, 10 Mar 2017)