Ahn Byeong-keun (born in Daegu, February 23, 1962) is a retired

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from

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, 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

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in the final. He participated at the

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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 {{SouthKorea-judo-bio-stub