An Kum-ae

An Kum-ae
Personal information
Born 3 June 1980 (1980-06-03) (age 38)
Pyongyang, North Korea
Residence Pyongyang, North Korea
Height 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 52 kg (115 lb)
An Kum-ae
Chosŏn'gŭl 안금애
Hancha 安琴愛
Revised Romanization An Geumae
McCune–Reischauer An Kŭmae

An Kum-ae (Korean: 안금애, Korean pronunciation: [an.ɡɯm.ɛ]; 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.

References

  1. "N.Korea Enjoys Unexpected Romp at London Games". Chosun Ilbo. 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
  2. Daily Report of 2005 Cairo World Judo Championships - 3 day Archived 2007-04-14 at the Wayback Machine.


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