Ahn Byeong-keun (born in
Daegu, February 23, 1962) is a retired
judoka
is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, 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 Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo") ...
from
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
, who represented his native country at the
1984 Summer Olympics. There he claimed the gold medal in the men's lightweight division (– 71 kg) by defeating Italy's
Ezio Gamba
Ezio Gamba (born 2 December 1958) is a retired judoka from Italy, who represented his native country at four consecutive Summer Olympics (1976, 1980, 1984 and 1988). He claimed the gold medal in the men's lightweight division (– 71 kg) ...
in the final. He participated at the
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
as a coach.
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1962 births
Living people
People from Daegu
Sportspeople from Daegu
Olympic judoka of South Korea
Judoka at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Judoka at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists for South Korea
Olympic medalists in judo
Asian Games medalists in judo
Judoka at the 1986 Asian Games
South Korean male judoka
Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games
20th-century South Korean people
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