An Kum-ae

North Korean judoka (born 1980) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

An Kum-ae (Korean: 안금애, Korean pronunciation: [an.ɡɯm.ɛ]; born 3 June 1980) is a North Korean judoka.[1]

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An Kum-ae
Personal information
Born3 June 1980 (1980-06-03) (age 44)
Pyongyang, North Korea
OccupationJudoka
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
안금애
Hancha
安琴愛
Revised RomanizationAn Geumae
McCune–ReischauerAn Kŭmae
Sport
CountryNorth Korea
SportJudo
Weight class–52 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2012)
World Champ. (2005, 2007)
Asian Champ. (2005, 2006)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  North Korea
Olympic Games
2012 London52 kg
2008 Beijing52 kg
World Championships
2005 Cairo52 kg
2007 Rio de Janeiro52 kg
Asian Games
2006 Doha52 kg
2010 Guangzhou52 kg
Asian Championships
2005 Tashkent52 kg
2004 Almaty52 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2011 Qingdao52 kg
Summer Universiade
2003 Jeju52 kg
2001 Beijing52 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF4967
JudoInside.com1068
Updated on 28 May 2023
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Early life

According to Choson Sinbo, she was born as the last child of father An jong ryon and mother Moon jung sik. She learned judo after following her older sister in a judo training center in the Mangyongdae athletics school.[2]

Awards

In the 2012 Summer Olympics, An won the gold medal in the Women's 52 kg Judo competition after defeating Yanet Bermoy of Cuba, having won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, losing to Xian Dongmei of China in the gold medal match.[3]

An won a bronze medal in the half-lightweight category (52 kg) at the 2005 World Judo Championships, having defeated Lyudmila Bogdanova of Russia in the bronze medal match.[4] She again won the bronze medal at the 2007 World Judo Championships.[citation needed]

An won the gold medal in the same weight category at the 2006 Asian Games, having defeated Mönkhbaataryn Bundmaa of Mongolia in the final match.[citation needed]

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