Ahn Byeong-keun

In this Korean name, the family name is Ahn.

Ahn Byeong-keun
Personal information
Born23 February 1962 (1962-02-23) (age 62)
Buk-gu, Daegu, South Korea
OccupationJudoka
Korean name
Hangul
안병근
Hanja
安柄根[1]
Revised RomanizationAn Byeong-geun
McCune–ReischauerAn Byŏng-kŭn
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍71 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (1984)
World Champ.Gold (1985)
Asian Champ.Gold (1986)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles ‍–‍71 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Seoul ‍–‍71 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Seoul ‍–‍71 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF1930
JudoInside.com6073
Updated on 19 June 2023

Ahn Byeong-keun (born in Daegu,[2] 23 February 1962) is a retired judoka from South Korea, who represented South Korea at the 1984 Summer Olympics. There he claimed the gold medal in the men's lightweight division (‍–‍71 kg) by defeating Italy's Ezio Gamba in the final.[3] Ahn participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics as a coach.[4]

References

  1. ^ "'유도 安柄根 金메달". Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). 7 August 1984. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  2. ^ "'유도 安柄根 선수 프로필". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). 7 August 1984. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  3. ^ Profile Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "올림픽 출전 선수단 명단". DongA Ilbo (in Korean). 6 July 1992. Retrieved 15 December 2016.


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