In this Korean name, the family name is An.
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(1981-02-20) 20 February 1981 (age 43) South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | South Korean | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Left wing | |||||||||||||||||||
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An Jung-hwa (Korean: 안정화; 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.
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. She played as left wing, scored multiple times during the tournament and won the bronze medal.
References
- "South Korea - Athletes and teams". DAGOC. Archived from the original on 31 December 2006.
- Kim Tong-hyung (15 August 2008). "First Handball Loss". The Korea Times. Seoul. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- "Handball at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games". Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
External links
- An Jung-hwa at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- An Jung-Hwa at Olympedia
- An Jung-hwa at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Handball – Official Results Book
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- 1981 births
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- South Korean female handball players
- Olympic handball players for South Korea
- Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for South Korea
- Olympic medalists in handball
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games medalists in handball
- Handball players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
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