An Jung-hwa (Korean안정화; 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.

An Jung-hwa
Personal information
Born (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
National team
Years Team
South Korea
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Team

Korean name
Hangul
안정화
Revised RomanizationAn Jeonghwa
McCune–ReischauerAn Chŏnghwa

Professional career

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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.[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

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  1. ^ "South Korea - Athletes and teams". DAGOC. Archived from the original on 31 December 2006.
  2. ^ Kim Tong-hyung (15 August 2008). "First Handball Loss". The Korea Times. Seoul. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Handball at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games". Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
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