An Jeong-hwan

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

For the football player, see Ahn Jung-hwan.
In this Korean name, the family name is An.
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 class–66 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 19 November 2022.

He 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 August 26, 2009, An won the 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 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2009-08-30.


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