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.
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20 February 1981 South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | South Korean | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Left wing | |||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Professional career
editIn 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]
References
edit- ^ "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
edit- 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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