An Jung-hwa explained

An Jung-hwa
Nationality:South Korean
Birth Date:20 February 1981
Birth Place:South Korea
Height:1.62 m
Position:Left wing
Nationalteam1:South Korea
Module:
Hangul:안정화
Hanja:!
Rr:An Jeong(-)hwa
Mr:An Chŏnghwa
Child:yes

An Jung-hwa (; born 20 February 1981), also known as An Jeong-Hwa, is a South Korean professional handball player and Olympic medalist, who played on the South Korean national team.

Professional career

In 2006, An participated in the 15th Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, as part of the South Korean national team and won the gold medal.[1]

In 2008, she played for Daegu Metropolitan City Hall, a South Korean handball club located in Daegu.

The same year, An also competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing with the South Korean team.[2] She played as left wing, scored multiple times during the tournament and won the bronze medal.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20061231205442/http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/menuroot/Biographies/InfoBioByNOC.aspx?noc=KOR&func=A. South Korea - Athletes and teams. DAGOC. 31 December 2006.
  2. News: Kim Tong-hyung . First Handball Loss . . Seoul . 15 August 2008 . 24 March 2016 .
  3. Web site: Handball at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games. 2024-01-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417083804/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/KOR/summer/2008/HAN/ . 17 April 2020 .