An Chang-rim
An Chang-rim (; born 2 March 1994) is a South Korean retired judoka. An was the world champion in the lightweight division in 2018, He began his rise as one of judo's top lightweights by becoming junior World Champion. It was followed by a two-year podium streak, including wins at the prestigious Grand Slam Abu Dhabi and Tokyo. He is known for his physical, aggressive style of fighting, and is a versatile stylist of seoi nage. An won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Judo Championships, 2015 World Championships. South Korea's premier lightweight, he represented Korea at the Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 Olympics. He was also seeded first at the Olympics. He is currently ranked fourth in the world. In December 2021 he officially announced retirement. Early life An was born to third generation Zainichi Korean parents. He wanted to compete for South Korea from a young age, saying "I was never discriminated against here [in South Korea]." An began judo in first grade. He a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and the Sea of Japan to the east. Like North Korea, South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of South Korea, adjacent islands. It has Demographics of South Korea, a population of about 52 million, of which half live in the Seoul Metropolitan Area, the List of largest cities, ninth most populous metropolitan area in the world; other major cities include Busan, Daegu, and Incheon. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Gojoseon, Its first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early seventh century BC. From the mid first century BC, various Polity, polities consolidated into the rival Three Kingdoms of Korea, kingdoms of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Sil ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2017 World Judo Championships – Men's 73 Kg
The Men's 73 kg competition at the 2017 World Judo Championships The 2017 World Judo Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, between 28 August and 3 September 2017 at László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary. The announcement of the host city took place on 23 March 2015. Medal summary ... was held on 30 August 2017. Results Finals Repechage Pool A ;First round fights Pool B ;First round fights Pool C ;First round fights Pool D ;First round fights Prize money The sums listed bring the total prizes awarded to 57,000$ for the individual event. References External links * Draw {{DEFAULTSORT:2017 World Judo Championships - Men's 73 kg M73 World Judo Championships Men's Lightweight ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2015 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi ...
The 2015 Judo Grand Slam was held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from 30 October–1 November 2015. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Source Results Medal table References External links * {{IJF World Tour UAE 2015 IJF World Tour 2015 Judo Grand Slam Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi 2015 Judo Judo is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Judo Grand Slam
The Judo Grand Slam tournaments are international judo tournaments held by the International Judo Federation as part of the IJF World Tour. After the Olympic Games, World Championships and World Masters, the Grand Slam tournaments are the highest-ranking worldwide judo tournaments, i.e. the tournaments in which the judoka can acquire the most ranking points. While some sources states that the first Grand Slam tournament was held in Tokyo in December 2008, the IJF titled it as "Kano Cup", not "Grand Slam". In 2009 additional tournaments were also held in Paris, Moscow and Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America .... In 2013, Baku replaced Rio de Janeiro. Until 2013 there were four Grand Slam tournaments every year. In 2014 it was decided that a fifth tourn ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2018 Judo World Masters ...
The 2018 Judo World Masters were held in Guangzhou, China, from 15 to 16 December 2018. Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events References External links * {{IJF World Tour China World Masters IJF World Masters World Masters World Masters The World Masters, known for sponsorship reasons as the Mita/Sky World Masters, was a snooker tournament held between 13 and 26 January 1991. Conceived by promoter Barry Hearn, the tournament had a similar format to the Grand Slam (tennis), Gran ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2021 Judo World Masters ...
The 2021 Judo World Masters was held in Doha, Qatar, from 11 to 13 January 2021. Medal summary Medal table Source Men's events Source Women's events Source Prize money The sums written are per medalist, and with the two additional best male and female judoka of 2,000€ each, bring the total prizes awarded to 200,000€. (retrieved from: ) References External links * {{2021 in IJF World Tour World Masters IJF World Masters World Masters Judo World Masters Judo World Masters The Judo World Masters is an annual invite-only judo competition. After being open for only the top 16 ranked judoka in each weight class for its first eight installments, the tournament was expended to host the top 36 of each weight class in 201 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Judo World Masters
The Judo World Masters is an annual invite-only judo competition. After being open for only the top 16 ranked judoka in each weight class for its first eight installments, the tournament was expended to host the top 36 of each weight class in 2019. The world masters is the only world tour event with no limitation on the number of judoka competing from any single national association. Competitions Past winners Men's Women's Points As in any IJF World Tour tournament, athletes earn WRL points by competing in IJF World Masters events. Points are awarded based on judoka placement in the competition. References {{International judo World Masters World Masters Recurring sporting events established in 2010 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2019 Asian-Pacific Judo Championships
The 2019 Asian Judo Championships were the 24th edition of the Asian Judo Championships, and were held in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, federal elective monarchy made up of Emirates of the United Arab E ... from April 20 to April 23, 2019. Medal summary Men Women Mixed Medal table References External links * {{IJF World Tour UAE Asian Judo Championships Oceanian Judo Championships Asian Championships Asian-Pacific Judo Championships International sports competitions hosted by the United Arab Emirates Asian-Pacific Judo Championships ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2021 Asian-Pacific Judo Championships
The 2021 Asia-Oceania Judo Championships were held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains, Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Kyrgyzstan, largest city. Kyrgyz ... from April 6 to April 9, 2021. Medal summary Men Women Mixed Medal table References External links * {{2021 in IJF World Tour Asian Judo Championships Oceanian Judo Championships Asian Championships Asian-Pacific Judo Championships International sports competitions hosted by Kyrgyzstan Asian-Pacific Judo Championships Sport in Bishkek ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2017 Asian Judo Championships
The 2017 Asian Judo Championships were the 23rd edition of the Asian Judo Championships, and were held in Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ... from May 26 to May 28, 2017. Medal summary Men Women Medal table References Results External links * {{IJF World Tour China Asian Championships Asian Judo Championships Asian Judo Championships Judo Asian ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2015 Asian Judo Championships
The 2015 Asian Judo Championships were the 21st edition of the Asian Judo Championships, and were held in Kuwait City, Kuwait from May 13 to May 15, 2015. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Participating nations 206 athletes from 30 nations competed. * (3) * (1) * (13) * (14) * (4) * (14) * (5) * (3) * (14) * (5) * (13) * (8) * (12) * (5) * (3) * (14) * (6) * (7) * (2) * (2) * (5) * (13) * (5) * (2) * (7) * (8) * (5) * (1) * (10) * (2) References External links * Judo Union of Asia {{2015 in IJF World Tour Asian Championships Asian Judo Championships Judo is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, combat sport, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyc ... Asian ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Asian Judo Championships
Asian Judo Championships is the Judo Asian Championship organized by the Judo Union of Asia. The men's tournament began in 1966 and was held approximately every four years, until 1991, when it became an annual event (except in the years when the Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the 1951 Asian Games, first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until ... have been held.) The women's tournament was first staged in 1981, and it has been held with the men's tournament every year, except in 1984/5. List of tournaments Judo Team Asian Championships Mixed Team Medal table References {{Asian Championships Asian Championships Judo Championships Recurring sporting events established in 1966 1966 establishments in Japan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |