An Jung-hwa

In this Korean name, the family name is An.

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.

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 2008 Beijing Team Asian Games 2006 Doha Team
Korean name Hangul 안정화 Revised Romanization An Jeonghwa McCune–Reischauer An Chŏnghwa

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.^[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

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.

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