An Jeong-hwan

An Jeong-hwan (born 28 January 1984 in Daegu, South Korea) is a South Korean judoka.

An Jeong-hwan
Personal information
Born (1984-01-28) 28 January 1984
OccupationJudoka
Korean name
Hangul
안정환
Hanja
安正煥
Revised RomanizationAn Jeonghwan
McCune–ReischauerAn Chŏnghwan
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportJudo
Weight class66 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Bronze (2009)
Asian Champ.Silver (2009)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  South Korea
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rotterdam 66 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Taipei 66 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place 2008 Tokyo 66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Paris 66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Tokyo 66 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2010 Düsseldorf 66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF57
JudoInside.com54546
Updated on 13 August 2023.

An is a nephew of Olympic gold medalist Ahn Byeong-keun. At the age of 15, An moved to Japan and continued his judo career in Fukuoka. Upon graduation from Yamanashi Gakuin University in 2006, he came back to Korea and joined the Pohang City Hall judo club.

On 26 August 2009, An won a bronze medal in the 66 kg division at the 2009 World Judo Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands.[1]

References

  1. "Results of the -66kg Men's Judo at the 2009 World Judo Championships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2009.


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