An Jeong-hwan

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An Jeong-hwan
Personal information
Born (1984-01-28) 28 January 1984 (age 40)
Occupation Judoka
Korean name
Hangul
안정환
Hanja
安正煥
Revised Romanization An Jeonghwan
McCune–Reischauer An Chŏnghwan
Sport
Country South Korea
Sport Judo
Weight class 66 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ. Bronze medal world centered-2.svg (2009)
Asian Champ. Silver medal asia.svg (2009)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Rotterdam 66 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Taipei 66 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Tokyo 66 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Paris 66 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Tokyo 66 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Düsseldorf 66 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 57
JudoInside.com 54546
Updated on 13 August 2023

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

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]

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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.