John-Henry Krueger
Krueger (front), skating in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Yuehan; JH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | dual American, Hungarian [naturalised] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 27, 1995 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) [as of February 2018] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) [as of February 2018] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent(s) | Heidi Weisenbacher-Krueger; Bryan Krueger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Hungary (res. Budapest) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Short-track speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ferencvárosi Torna Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ákos Bánhidi (Hungary); Jae Su Chun (U.S.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 2018 Pyeongchang; 2022 Beijing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 500m: 40.588 (2012) 1000m: 1:23.714 (2017) 1500m: 2:11.501 (2016) 3000m: 4:59.28 (2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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John-Henry Krueger (born March 27, 1995) is an American-born, naturalised Hungarian that has represented both countries in his sporting events in short-track speed skating. He was an American national champion in the 500-, 1,000-, and 1,500-meter events. He competed for the U.S. in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang in all men's individual events and in the 5,000-meter team relay event, winning the silver medal in the men's 1,000-meter event. He left U.S. Speedskating after a history of tensions for the stated reason of unmet financial need, switching his allegiance to Hungary in 2018 in time to qualify for Olympic participation in 2022. He earned silver medals for Hungary at the European Championships in Gdansk in the 1,000-meter men's individual event and at the World Championships in Dordrecht in the 5,000-meter relay event (both in 2021). He is competing for Hungary in the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, where as of February 11, he had earned a bronze medal in the 2000-meter mixed relay.