An Kum-ae explained

Birth Place:Pyongyang, North Korea
Height:160 cm
Module:
Context:north
Hangul:안금애
Hanja:安琴愛
Rr:An Geumae
Mr:An Kŭmae
Child:yes
Country:North Korea
Weight Class:–52 kg
Worlds Rank:3
Worlds Year:2005
Worlds Weight:Women's 52 kg
Worlds Year2:2007
Worlds Weight2:Women's 52 kg
Regionals Type:AS
Regionals Rank:1
Regionals Year:2005
Regionals Year2:2006
Regionals Weight2:Women's 52 kg
Olympics Rank:1
Olympics Year:2012
Olympics Weight:Women's 52 kg
Updated:28 May 2023

An Kum-ae (pronounced as /ko/; born 3 June 1980) is a North Korean judoka.

Biography

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.[1]

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.[2] She again won the bronze medal at the 2007 World Judo Championships.

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.

An currently resides in the North Korean capital city Pyongyang.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: N.Korea Enjoys Unexpected Romp at London Games. The Chosun Ilbo. 2012-12-06. 2012-07-31 .
  2. http://www.ijf.org/event/qEventView.php?Page=1&MenuCode=112800&TableName=T_Event&Idx=466 Daily Report of 2005 Cairo World Judo Championships - 3 day