An Baul
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An Baul 안바울 |
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| Born |
25 March 1994 Anyang, South Korea |
| Native name | 안바울 |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
| Division | Half-lightweight |
| Style | Judo |
| Fighting out of | Seoul, South Korea |
| Team |
Namyangju City Hall Taeneung Korea National Team |
| Trainer |
Choi Min-ho Song Dae-nam |
| Rank | 2nd degree black belt in Judo |
| University | Yongin University |
An Baul (Hangul: 안바울, born 25 March 1994) is a South Korean judoka.
An is the current half-lightweight World Champion. He rose to prominence by becoming South Korea's first half-lightweight champion in more than a decade.
Before transitioning to senior level, An was a noted junior judoka, where he was also junior World Champion. He is known for his tactical style of fighting and versatile seoi nage. He is currently ranked No. 1 in the world (as of 30 May 2016).
At the 2016 Olympics, An won a silver medal in the men's 66 kg.
An played in his first international competition at the World Cadet Championships in Budapest, competing in the under 55 kg category. He was 16 years old. An lost in his first fight against Russia's Roman Buzuk.
An transitioned from cadet to junior level at the 2011 World Junior Championships in Cape Town. It was his first time competing in the extra-lightweight category. He won his first four fights to book a final against future senior World Champion Naohisa Takato. An lost and had to settle for the silver medal.
An fought in his first senior tournament as a junior at the World Cup in Jeju, which featured senior and eventual national teammate Kim Won-jin. He lost in his first fight against Taiwan's Tsai Ming Yen by ippon.
An had a major breakthrough in his junior career at the World Junior Championships in Ljubljana. An won his first four fights, and met Azerbaijan's Oruj Valizade in the semi-final. It was a shido-filled match, with An gaining 3 shidos, and Valizade gaining 4, disqualifying the latter and sending An to the final.
An was against Uzbekistan's Diyorbek Urozboev in the final. It was another shido-filled fight, with each gaining 3. An sealed his win with a seoi nage for a waza-ari, becoming junior world champion.
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